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Trump Complained COVID Testing Would Lose Him the Election, New Book Says
If COVID comes roaring back in unvaccinated pro-Trump communities this fall, nobody should be surprised.
Schumer Backs Sanders Plan to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision & Hearing
The lack of dental, vision and hearing coverage in Medicare is a “gaping hole” that is a "serious problem, Schumer said.
To Pave the Way for Medicare for All, We Need to Overcome “Citizens United”
U.S. health care is a multibillion-dollar for-profit industry devoted to parasitically extracting money from us.
Vaccine Refusal in Trump Country Makes It a Sitting Duck for COVID Delta Variant
The U.S. is reopening from shore to shore, and there is great gladness for it, but it still feels too soon.
Activism Made AIDS Treatment More Accessible — That’s What It’ll Take for COVID
AIDS researcher Sam Friedman discusses the lessons learned from the movement to lower prices for vital AIDS treatments.
Ohio GOP’s “Expert Witness” Bizarrely Claims COVID Vaccines Magnetize People
To bolster their bill against vaccine mandates, Ohio Republicans called a prominent anti-vaccine activist to testify.
Those Who Didn’t Wear Masks Were 2 Times More Likely to Get COVID, Data Shows
New data reiterates what early findings from studies last year told us: Mask-wearing prevents the spread of COVID-19.
California Is Still Averaging About 34 New COVID Outbreaks in Workplaces Per Day
As businesses reopen, workplace outbreaks and infections are diminishing, but at an agonizingly slow rate.
COVID Isn’t Over — the US Must Do More to Combat It Worldwide
The Biden administration's efforts are sizable, but they're not nearly enough.
Naomi Osaka Quits French Open After Her Mental Health Plea Goes Ignored
After refusing to participate in press conferences, Osaka faced escalating fines and threats of disqualification.