Monday, November 25, 2024

Victory! Uzbekistan President Announces Ban on GMOs in Baby Food

Uzbekistan will also adopt measures to restrict the import and consumption of all products containing GMOs.

How Los Angeles is supporting immigrant workers and businesses affected by Covid

A new initiative from LA’s Office of Immigrant Affairs aims to help immigrant business owners and essential workers gain access to economic relief.

Demand transparency in Medicare for All

There is too much at stake. People will not let the Democrats send the movement off course again.

Pharma CEOs grilled by Sanders: A standoff on drug pricing

"In a fiery Senate showdown, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges Big Pharma on exorbitant U.S. drug prices, revealing the stark divide between profit margins and patient access to essential medications."

How urban planning and housing policy helped create ‘food apartheid’ in US cities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 54.4 million Americans live in low-income areas with poor access to healthy food.

Study detects microplastic in living human lungs for first time

In 11 out of 13 people sampled, a total of 39 microplastics were found in all regions of the lung.

What Cuba can teach us about health care

Even Trump supporters agree we can learn something from the country’s universal, low-cost health care system. It’s that good.

FDA’s blood ban reversal for gay men, explained

The FDA’s latest move represents a seismic shift for gay and bisexual men as well as for the critically low U.S. blood supply.

Raising the minimum wage is a health issue, too

Study after study has linked higher income to better health.