Thursday, October 3, 2024

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Healthcare professionals demand US cease military aid to Israel, citing atrocities...

Ninety-nine American doctors and nurses recount the horrors they witnessed in Gaza, urging the Biden administration to stop arms sales and enforce a ceasefire.

Steward Health Care CEO refuses Senate subpoena after profiting off hospitals...

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), chaired by Sanders, is investigating Steward’s bankruptcy, which has left over 30 hospitals in crisis, saddled with $9 billion in debt.

Gaza faces looming polio outbreak as Israeli bombings devastate healthcare infrastructure

With polio detected in Gaza’s wastewater and ongoing conflict crippling vaccination efforts, the World Health Organization warns of a potential public health catastrophe.

Netanyahu delays evacuation of sick Gaza children to UAE amid rising...

Israeli Prime Minister’s decision leaves 150 Palestinian children stranded in Gaza amid cross-border attacks.

UnitedHealth reports $7.9 billion Q2 profits as protesters decry coverage denials

Protesters reiterated their commitment to fighting for healthcare justice, emphasizing the need for systemic changes.

Majority of Americans favor federal action to relieve medical debt amid...

New poll reveals strong support for medical debt relief across the U.S., highlighting a significant burden on millions of Americans and sparking renewed calls for legislative action.

The Medicare Advantage Paradox: How private insurers cost taxpayers billions

Recent studies and reports from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveal that MA overpayments have significantly burdened taxpayers.

Weight loss drugs go hand-in-hand with junk food industry

Capitalism has built systems of inequality in food, health, and wealth and convinced us that the cause is individual failure, not systemic predication.

Arizona abortion rights face crucial test as Governor Hobbs repeals century-old...

This legislative change, which has been long sought by advocates, sets the stage for a November ballot measure that could further secure abortion rights in Arizona.

Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t the...

So what’s ultimately behind this low life expectancy?

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Will Harris lose the election over Gaza?

A deeper dive into the polls does indeed show that Harris's inability to take a stand against Israeli violence can indeed lead to a Trump victory.

California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion

The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.

Healthcare professionals demand US cease military aid to Israel, citing atrocities in Gaza

Ninety-nine American doctors and nurses recount the horrors they witnessed in Gaza, urging the Biden administration to stop arms sales and enforce a ceasefire.

U.S.-backed Israeli military kills American citizen in Lebanon amid growing evacuation concerns

The death of Dearborn resident Kamel Ahmad Jawad, an American citizen, in an Israeli airstrike highlights the U.S. administration’s failure to evacuate citizens from Lebanon and underscores the escalating humanitarian toll of U.S.-supported Israeli military actions.

‘Escalation dominance’. . . and the prospect of more than 1,000 Holocausts

Daniel Ellsberg was shown a document calculating that a U.S. nuclear attack on communist countries would result in 600 million dead. As he put it later: “A hundred Holocausts.”