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Pain Clinics Exploited Opioid Dependency to Earn Millions From Ineffective Shots
Chronic pain patients received medically unnecessary injections from Pain MD as part of a decade-long fraud scheme.
Trump’s Plan to Make America Healthy Again? Continued Exposure to Lead in Water.
No one knows how many lead pipes funnel tainted water into schools and daycares, but the GOP is derailing remediation.
Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
In a letter, CDC advisory committee members requested an investigation into missing data and delayed reports.
We Are About to Learn What a Post-Truth Approach to Public Health Feels Like
Trump and Musk are slashing global vaccination efforts, funding for medical research and access to health information.
Federal Judge Mandates Return of Scrubbed Health Resources by Trump Admin
A Public Citizen attorney called the order “an important victory for doctors, patients, and the public health.”
The EPA Has Suffered Decades of Attacks — But Trump’s Are the Worst Yet
Trump’s Project 2025-stoked sabotage of the Environmental Protection Agency will unleash rampant carcinogens in the US.
Sanders Slams RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Lies as Senate GOP Advances Nomination
“I cannot in good conscience vote for someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections,” Sanders said.
Doctors Rush to Access CDC Archives After Website Is Purged on Trump’s Orders
Doctors are struggling to access public health information as the Trump administration censors federal agency websites.
RFK Jr. Wrongly Claims Most Americans “Are Not Happy” With Medicaid
In reality, 77 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid, polling shows.
Risky Raw Milk Farms Poised to Gain Federal Certification Under an RFK HHS
Promoting raw milk, scientists say, could raise the risk of the bird flu virus evolving to spread more efficiently.