Sunday, November 24, 2024

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.

‘Deeply sinister’: emails reveal Big Pharma pushed Twitter to silence vaccine equity voices

"At a time when online mobilizations were one of the few forms of protest available to the public, Twitter was seemingly asked to shield the powerful from criticism," said one campaigner. "That should worry all those who care about accountability."

Pandemic doesn’t stop corporate media from crusading against universal healthcare

It’s clear that the American system of making health insurance a privilege only for those who work—or for those poor and old enough to qualify for Medicaid and Medicare—has made the U.S. especially vulnerable to Covid-19.

‘Absolute robbery’: Gilead announces $3,120 price tag for Covid-19 drug developed with $70 million...

“Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Pharma ‘myth’ debunked as study shows US public poured $32 billion into mRNA vaccines

"Without public investment, there would be no mRNA vaccines."

GMO crops, bee-killing insecticides to be banned on Boulder County-owned land

“Let’s acknowledge: This is not an easy issue; it‘s not a simple one.”

California to officially list key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer-causing

Glyphosate continues to be at the center of a number of controversies.

How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities –...

From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general...

Hundreds of nurses stage die-in in front of Speaker Pelosi’s San Francisco office

On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of nurses and activists took to the streets of San Francisco to demand that Speaker Pelosi fight for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384.

U.S. bans Brazilian beef imports

The United States Department of Agriculture suspended fresh beef imports from Brazil until the country “takes corrective action” to address “public health concerns, sanitary conditions, and animal health issues” in its cattle supply chain.