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Colorado’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Lawsuits Bring in Millions
Harm reduction advocates say the money earned from settlements should be used to help prevent more overdose deaths.
The EPA Is Mandating Removal of Lead Pipes. What Will Replace Them?
The new rule is a step in the right direction, but cost-cutting could lead to a different kind of toxicity.
Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities
The US is still losing more than 100,000 people to drug overdoses every year, with stark racial disparities.
City in New York State Faces a Water Crisis That Rivals Flint’s
Years of inaction and poor policy have caused dangerous levels of lead in Troy, New York, drinking water.
Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave
Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.
California Governor Thwarts Lawmakers’ Effort to Regulate Big Pharma’s Middlemen
A bill aimed at reining in the outsize power of pharmacy benefit managers made it to the governor’s desk for naught.
Walz Led on Insulin Affordability. Now It’s a Major Presidential Campaign Issue.
Advocates for diabetes patients worry that neither presidential candidate would go as far as the Minnesota law.
Left to Battle a Pandemic With Little Help, Nursing Aides Struggle With PTSD
COVID-19 has left health care workers across the US with a gutting sense of abandonment.
California Bans Inclusion of Unpaid Medical Bills in Credit Reports
At least eight states have banned medical bills from consumer credit reports in the past two years.
Florida Issues Blatantly False “Guidance” on Latest COVID-19 Boosters
The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months old receive the updated COVID-19 booster.