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Bernie Sanders Launches Investigation of RFK Jr.’s Attacks on Vaccine Access
By firing all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine panel, RFK Jr. has imperiled vaccine access in the US, critics say.
Rule to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat Advances Amid Rising Temperatures
As OSHA moves the rule ahead, labor advocacy groups say workers have waited too long for basic live-saving protections.
FDA Knew Drugmaker Had Poor Record. It Waited Four Years to Inspect One Factory.
A Glenmark Pharmaceuticals factory in central India had been producing a generic drug linked to U.S. deaths.
Medical Debt Expected to Grow as Premiums Rise and Trump Slashes Regulations
The Trump administration has gutted rules and programs meant to protect people from ever-increasing health care costs.
New Report Finds “Stand-Your-Ground” Laws Are Linked to Higher Homicide Rates
In effect in over half of US states, the laws are also associated with increased racial disparities in legal outcomes.
RFK Jr. Bans Thimerosal in Vaccines, Despite Experts, Studies Noting Its Safety
“Banning vaccine ingredients without cause increases the perceived risk of vaccines,” one prominent health group said.
When Private Equity Firms Acquire Dental Practices, Patients Pay the Price
In 2024, the dental industry witnessed 161 private equity deals — the highest number of any health care industry.
Hunger Threatens to Plague “Golden Years” of Older Americans Due to Trump’s Cuts
Malnutrition and food insecurity are set to soar among vulnerable older populations due to aid cuts in Trump’s budget.
New Exposé Reveals How the US’s Largest Health Insurer Silences Its Critics
The New York Times’s David Enrich discusses UnitedHealth’s tactics, from disappearing videos to legal threats.
Trump Is Trying to Dismantle Public Health — and Replace It With a Police State
It’s time to return to the kind of bottom-up struggle that helped establish modern public health in the first place.