Tag: health
UK regulators give okay to use psychedelic drug to treat depression...
"We think this could be a treatment for a number of depressive disorders besides major depression, including PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and possibly some types of substance abuse."
CDC study reveals increase of biofilm in US water systems
Due to the country’s aging infrastructure, the CDC expects a further increase to the transmission of diseases through biofilms and water systems.
9-year-old girl’s asthma death officially linked to air pollution in unprecedented...
"Toxic air pollution is a public health crisis, especially for our children, and the inquest underlined yet again the importance of pushing ahead with bold policies such as expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone to inner London."
Veterans’ health act signed into law; a victory for military veterans...
"For many veterans, the path towards healing from service-related trauma goes through public lands. Today, that path got a little easier."
Tribes mount organized responses to COVID-19, in contrast to state and...
The story of inequity is imbued with dispossession of lands and is met with organizing from the inside: two crucial points for untangling and responding to COVID-19.
Meet the volunteer organizing team helping non-union workers during the pandemic
EWOC is an experiment in running a labor organizing project through a large network of volunteers outside of formal unions or worker centers.
Inequality gone viral: The obscene numbers
Something has to be done to heal the rupture in the sickened body of our nation.
As hunger soars across nation, US trade & foreign policy is...
Hunger was already at alarming levels in the U.S. before the pandemic, and it’s only gotten worse.
This city makes sure no one goes hungry—even during Covid
By long ago prioritizing residents’ right to healthy food, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has been able to keep food flowing during the pandemic.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.