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Big Pharma Has Raised Drug Prices 1,186 Times This Year, Report Says
The pharmaceutical industry exercised its virtually unlimited pricing power to hike costs yet again this month.
US Counted Over 126,000 New COVID Infections Yesterday. What Are We Doing?
How much we come to regret our inaction will be counted in corpses once the snow melts.
Boost Now or Wait for New Vaccine? Many Wonder How to Face COVID’s Next Wave
Those who've completely tuned out the pandemic are particularly at risk during this latest uptick.
House Democrats Push GOP to Take a Position on Military-Style Assault Rifles
Lawmakers will consider a ban on assault weapons sales and have called on gun makers to testify.
Appeals Court Rules Lawsuit Linking Roundup to Cancer Diagnosis Can Move Forward
A new study suggests glyphosate, the main chemical in Roundup, is present in the bodies of 80 percent of Americans.
Will “Aid and Abet” Abortion Laws Be Used to Target Insurers Too?
Here are three important things to know about insurance coverage for abortion — and some open questions.
CBO: Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Would Save US Nearly $290 Billion
The Democrats' proposal would impose punishment on pharmaceutical companies that increase prices faster than inflation.
Newsom Announces California Is Going to Start Making Its Own Low-Cost Insulin
“In California, we know people should not go into debt to receive life-saving medication,” the governor said.
The Time to Plan for Winter COVID Needs to Start Now
Omicron variant BA.5 is being described by scientists as “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.”
COVID Policies Should Be Decided by Public Health Agencies, Not Corporations
Some medical professionals and researchers are worried about Pfizer's outsize influence.