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Many Immunocompromised People Feel Left Behind as US Lifts Pandemic Measures
Millions of immunocompromised people face acute risks and feel they have received inadequate public health guidance.
If Inequalities Persist, Africa May Not Reach 70% Vaccination Until Late 2024
This week is the “sixth week in a row” COVID deaths have increased, WHO says.
Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board Has Done Little to Nothing Since Its Creation
Biden created the Pandemic Testing Board after his inauguration. A year later, there's little sign of the initiative.
Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed,” Doctor-Activists Say
The program allows Direct Contracting Entities to keep as profit the funding they don't spend on care.
Republicans Are Pressuring Medical Boards to Let COVID Misinformation Slide
Republican lawmakers threatened to disband the Tennessee medical board because of its policy against COVID falsehoods.
Abortions in Texas Fell 60 Percent in First Month of Ban, New Data Shows
Medical providers reported performing thousands less abortions in September 2021.
“Dry” Month Campaigns May Reinforce Harmful Stereotypes About Substance Use
Treating abstinence as a mere choice or moral victory perpetuates harmful ideas about alcohol and drug use.
This Man Donated His Kidney — and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return
Living organ donors are never supposed to be billed for transplant-related care.
No, Biden Is Not Handing Out Crack Pipes. Here’s Why Activists Do.
Racist right-wing outbursts over “crack pipes” reveal the depth of stigma against lifesaving harm reduction programs.
States Will Consider More Than 210 Bills on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in 2022
Testing has found PFAS in everything from chocolate cake to yoga pants and drinking water throughout the country.