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Coronavirus Death Toll Rises in Iran Amid US Sanctions and Government Negligence
Iranian authorities announced new efforts to combat the coronavirus on Sunday.
Louisiana Residents Are Mobilizing to Push for Air Monitoring After Exxon Fire
For residents near chemical plants in Baton Rouge, a sense of safety and access to clean air are not a given.
Patents Are Slowing the Development of a Coronavirus Vaccine
As researchers compete to develop a vaccine, we have no guarantee it will be affordable if it is patented.
Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect Spread of Coronavirus
The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it.
Pence Hates Science. Tasking Him With Coronavirus Response Could Cost Lives.
Mike Pence believes science begins and ends with Jesus. The coronavirus has other ideas.
Climate Crisis Is Increasing the Spread of Infectious Diseases Like Coronavirus
Forced changes in animal migration are bringing humans and animals into closer contact, making outbreaks more likely.
How Can the US Confront Coronavirus With 28 Million People Uninsured?
The coronavirus has highlighted the moral imperative and the pragmatic rationale for universal health care.
GOP Senators Slam Trump Administration Over Coronavirus
Republican senators confront Trump administration officials as the stock market drops 1,900 points in two days.
Insurers Are Bankrupting Patients by Charging Unexpectedly for Preapproved Care
When insurers revoke their decision to pay after a service is completed, patients are legally on the hook for the bill.
Medicare for All Would Save $450 Billion and Prevent 68,000 Deaths Every Year
Sen. Bernie Sanders applauded the study published this weekend in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.