In the best-case scenario, sharing patents is only a tiny step in the vastly complex work of making a COVID vaccine.
Environment & Health
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of California’s drinking water problems.
Trump-era deregulation of health insurance has led to an explosion of short-term plans carrying high risk for patients.
One study found as many as 1 in 4 insulin users engage in “cost-related” underuse of their prescribed insulin dosages.
Keeping people in their homes by preventing evictions is a key step in helping to stop the spread, says CDC director.
The potentially seismic move came after weeks of tireless campaigning by progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups.
The murderous division of labor between the state and the people needs to be reversed.
More than 100 countries support the waiver, but Big Pharma has lobbied Washington to preserve its monopoly control.
A recent study points to poor land management policies like forest degradation as well as deforestation as causes.
The senator says allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies could help pay for expansions.