Tag: disease
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.
New study reveals microplastics’ alarming journey from everyday items to human...
The extensive reach of these particles beyond the gut and into critical body tissues, raises significant concerns particularly for the most vulnerable: Our children.
Why healthy forests mean fewer pandemics
COVID-19, SARS, and Ebola were transmitted to humans from wild animals living in tropical forests. Destroying their habitats is killing us.
Monkeys infected with transmissible diseases are trucked across US—where’s the transportation...
Experimenting on monkeys is cruel—and keeping them is a threat to public health.
Inequality is set to kill millions—’We have to fight it together.’
If we take on the inequalities which hold back progress, we can deliver on the promise to end AIDS by 2030.
5 ways environmental damage drives human diseases like COVID-19
Wildlife trade, deforestation, industrial farming and other factors threaten both animals and human health.
Today’s children will face lifelong health effects from the climate crisis
"Without immediate action from all countries climate change will come to define the health of an entire generation.”
As the planet warms and mosquitos thrive, one billion people could...
“The risk of disease transmission is a serious problem, even over the next few decades."
Want to fix America’s health care? First, focus on food
To cut down on disease, we should make it a top nonpartisan priority to end our nation’s nutrition crisis.
Eating our way to disease
We need to stop believing the lie that we require animal products in our diet for protein, calcium, iron, omega-3s or any other nutrient.
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Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader in landmark decision
The ICC’s decision follows months of investigation into allegations of atrocities committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas, marking a pivotal moment in international justice.
A progressive vision for education in the 21st century
This system spans early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, and workforce development—each piece a load-bearing support for the American dream.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.