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Anti-Vax Advocates Are Trying to Take Idaho’s Mandate Ban to National Level
Under the guise of human rights, proponents are pushing it as a model for attacking a tenet of modern public health.
As Federal Action Stalls, States Aim to Curb Private Equity Greed in Health Care
Research shows that private equity acquisitions raise costs and can lead to deterioration in patient care.
Lawsuits Claim Pfizer Failed to Warn of Brain Tumor Risk From Birth Control Shot
If Pfizer is successful, consumers may find it harder to hold drug makers accountable for inadequate warning labels.
Trump Administration Carries Out Mass Layoffs at CDC, Decimating the Agency
Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.
Tylenol Claims Are a Microcosm of Trump and RFK’s Wider Attack on Public Health
Trump and RFK’s false claims about autism and Tylenol aren’t an aberration --- they’re part of a consistent strategy.
Why Hasn’t Trump’s EPA Released the Toxicity Report on This “Forever Chemical”?
PFNA is in the drinking water systems of 26 million people and could cause developmental, liver, and reproductive harms.
RFK Jr. Says Trump Admin Will “Make the Proof” on Bogus Tylenol Claims
“We are doing the studies to make the proof,” the health secretary said.
Sanders: Health Insurance Premiums Will Double for Millions Due to GOP Cuts
Republicans’ budget bill will stick Americans with thousands more in insurance costs while giving tax cuts to the rich.
Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health
Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.
6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation
The bipartisan group of surgeons general included Democratic and Republican appointees dating back to the early 1990s.