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Trusted Health Sites Spread Myths About a Deadly Pregnancy Complication
From the Mayo Clinic to Harvard, sources don't always get the facts right about preeclampsia.
Legal Advocates Widen Efforts to Stop Trump’s War on Medicaid
Trump is trying to unilaterally change Medicaid using executive power he does not have, say advocates.
Hidden Studies From Decades Ago Could Have Curbed PFAS Chemical Problem
Studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s were kept under wraps by chemical companies as pollution spread.
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Wants to End EPA’s Cruel Animal Testing
Ending archaic, inhumane animal testing is something on which both parties—and most Americans—can agree.
Kavanaugh Thinks It’s OK to Perform Elective Surgery on People Without Consent
The 57 million Americans with disabilities are bracing themselves for the negative consequences of this appointment.
Why the Latest Attack on Single-Payer Backfired
While the moral argument for universal health care is paramount, the economic one is vital to winning the reform.
Give and Let Die
With so much health care to crowdfund, it's almost like there should be a simpler approach.
Standing Rock Medic Bus Is Now a Traveling Decolonized Pharmacy
These Native herbalists are doing more than just healing sore muscles.
An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
“Abortion Pill Reversal” Myth Perpetuates Mistreatment of Women of Color
The victims of dubious medical experiments are more often than not women of color and poor women.