Thursday, November 21, 2024

The secret health care bill

If this shameful bill is enacted, McConnell and Trump – as well as every Republican senator who signs on – will bear the burden of hundreds of thousands of deaths

One of the Most Iconic American Food Companies Now Supports GMO Labeling

Campbell’s Soup says it will label its products on its own if a national standard is not set.

Canadian doctors protest their recent pay increase

A group that represents doctors and advocates for public health in Quebec is asking that the money instead be allocated to the health-care system at large.

Vulture capitalists circle above Puerto Rico prey

As people in Puerto Rico are dying and President Trump lashes out at San Juan's mayor, Bill talks with social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.

Greed is prolonging the pandemic

The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we’ll see.

The smoke’s gone, but hearts and lungs still may be in danger months after...

The long-term effects of breathing this cocktail are unknown.

Tell the Truth about Bernie’s Health Care Stand

During the 1993 quest for a health care plan, Secretary Clinton sent Sanders an autographed picture of the two of them, wishing him the best and thanking the senator “for your commitment to real health care access for all Americans.”

As new Covid boosters move forward, better outreach is needed to save lives

Vaccine uptake for the other Covid-19 boosters has been relatively low, leaving millions of Americans with waned immunity to a virus that quickly learned to evade the protection offered by initial vaccines.

Atlantic City could be the next Flint – but residents are fighting to save...

Chris Christie-appointed officials may soon privatize the city’s water utility.

Global health leaders hail ‘monumental moment’ in Covid-19 fight as US supports vaccine waiver

“Countries that continue to oppose the WTO waiver—such as European Union countries, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Norway, Japan, and Brazil—must now take action, too.”