US coronavirus deaths pass 200,000 as new surge in cases begins
The U.S. is not alone as the weather starts to change and restrictions ease up slightly.
Ending the pandemic will take global access to COVID-19 treatment and vaccines – which...
If pharmaceutical companies don’t voluntarily help people in poor countries, those governments can do what they’ve done in past health crises: let other companies produce generic versions of patented medicines, to protect the common good.
American Pharmacists Association Urges Members to Stop Providing Execution Drugs
Delegates of the American Pharmacists Association are refusing to provide drugs for use in lethal injections. Could this declaration make carrying out executions even more difficult for death penalty states?
Cannabis Americas Common Sense Crops
Thirty-two states have legalized medical marijuana in some form or another. With the help of some reform-minded activists and the general public, are our politicians starting to come to their senses on cannabis?
A third woman died under Texas’ abortion ban. Doctors are avoiding D&Cs and reaching...
Some said it raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.
Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable...
Countries seeking to explicitly counteract the negative effects of the pandemic need a good compass to guide their recovery plan. And that won’t be GDP.
Viruses know no borders. Vaccines shouldn’t either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
Mumia Abu-Jamal Returned to Prison After Hospitalization
Mumia Abu-Jamal has recently returned back to prison after having to be admitted to an intensive care unit because of experiencing a blackout from diabetic shock. He was under heavy surveillance and was only allowed to see close relatives.
What is our collective solution to health injustice?
The fight over health care in the U.S. is about competing narratives: profit-making versus collective well-being. We need to articulate a publicly funded solution now—before corporate spin silences us.
A history of success drives the ongoing struggle to clean up Cancer Alley
Cancer Alley communities in Louisiana are still fighting for a healthier environment for everyone.