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Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Survivors Speak Out: “Every Day Is a Challenge”
The Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the third-largest outbreak in US history.
Latin America Backslides in Struggle to Reach Zero Hunger Goal
In South America, 39 million people are going hungry and five million children are suffering from malnutrition.
“The Total Failure” of Trump’s Drug War Policies
Trump has totally ignored science, advocates and members of the medical profession.
Drug Makers Play the Patent Game to Lock in Prices, Block Competitors
No industry gets a greater financial return from its patent strategy than pharmaceuticals.
Trump Plans to Shut Down Healthcare.gov Repeatedly During Sign-Up Period
The website will be taken offline for maintenance nearly every Sunday during this enrollment period.
Hepatitis C Patients Are Being Forced Into Underground Buyers’ Clubs
Access to medication and treatment is a huge issue for hepatitis patients in the United States.
Want to Help After a Disaster? Consider Waiting a Bit
Needs are often as big or even greater long after a disaster than in its immediate aftermath.
With Primaries Over, Advocates Fight to Keep Single-Payer in Spotlight
Keeping the fight for health care as a human right front and center in the general election is an uphill battle.
Antibiotics Still Used Excessively on US Farms Despite Superbug Crisis
New rules were supposed to curtail use of antibiotics in farm animals, but major companies continue to overuse them.
Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay for Their Care
Immigrants subsidize -- rather than drain -- the health care system.