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Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay Record $2 Billion to Couple in Roundup Cancer Trial
This is the third such ruling against Monsanto in less than a year.
To Be Sick and Not Rich Is the Nightmare of Medical Care in the US
Unless something changes big time, insurance companies will continue to sell us their services at ever-higher prices.
Nurses Tell Big Pharma, “Put Patients Over Profits”
Nurses have long been at the forefront of the fight for health care justice.
Even Working People With Health Coverage Cannot Afford Care
Four in 10 workers with employer coverage have trouble paying unexpected medical bills or covering out-of-pocket costs.
Hydroponically Grown Produce Threatens Real Organic Agriculture
Calling food grown without soil-based nutrients “organic” amounts to fraud, say organic farmers.
American Health Care Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory
Universal health care would make these tragedies and absurdities unthinkable.
Only One Single-Payer Supporter to Testify at Medicare for All Hearing
Progressives worry that what is supposed to be a substantive discussion of Medicare for All could end up a “farce.”
In 10 Years, Half of Elders Won’t Be Able to Afford Housing and Medical Care
Researchers estimate that the number of middle-income elders in the U.S. will nearly double in the next 10 years.
Amid Trump’s Attacks, Planned Parenthood Broadens Health Care Focus
The organization's national leadership is working to identify the health programs that could be expanded.
Trump Wants to End Regulation That Cut Mercury Pollution by 81 Percent
We have until April 17 to submit a public comment to the EPA against this misguided and dangerous rule change.