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Women and LGBTQ Veterans Are Demanding VA Health Care That Meets Their Needs
“These systems and services ... weren’t built with us in mind or they were built to our exclusion," said one veteran.
Teens Are Being Left to Detox From Opioids Without Medication
Most areas of the U.S. lack facilities that offer medically managed withdrawal for patients under 18.
Biden Officials Launch Office for Studying and Preventing Long COVID
The office is soon launching clinical trials to study potential treatments for the illness that affects millions.
Texas Activists Hold a “Thirst Strike” Demanding Heat Protections for Workers
They are calling for federal standards for rest and water breaks to prevent occupational heat illness and death.
For-Profit Hospices Often Aim for Return on Investment, Not Death With Dignity
Easy access to Medicare dollars without medical training has made hospice attractive to investors and con artists.
Big Pharma Raked in $82B Last Year While Lobbying Against Drug Price Proposals
The companies also upped their stock buyback and dividend payouts by nearly $7 billion last year.
Harvard Report: US Meat Supply Could Start the Next Global Pandemic
"At every turn marginalized communities are at increased risk,” an animal law expert told Truthout.
Fish Caught Near Fukushima Exceeds Limit of Radioactive Cesium by 180 Times
The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water will be treated and released from the power plant next month.
House GOP Proposes Cheaper Health Care at the Cost of Consumer Protections
The bills could allow more employers to bypass Affordable Care Act basic benefit requirements and most state standards.
DeSantis Claimed Pandemic Success in Florida as “Excess Deaths” Skyrocketed
More people died in rural Florida and across the U.S. during the pandemic's first two years than officially reported.