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Environment & Health
Climate Disasters Displaced 43 Million Children in a 6-Year Period
Based on current climate data, flooding has the potential to displace nearly 96 million children over the next 30 years.
How Does Gig Nursing Work Affect Patients, Nurses and Health Care Facilities?
Classifying nurses as contractors gives companies more power and limits workers’ ability to hold them accountable.
A Nearly $11 Billion NYPD Budget Didn’t Save New Yorkers Like Me From Floods
As New York City funnels billions to policing, improving transit and drainage infrastructure has fallen to the wayside.
Private Insurers Milk Taxpayers Up to $140 Billion a Year Via Medicare Advantage
The sum of overcharges could eliminate Medicare Part B premiums or fully fund Medicare's prescription drug program.
After the Hottest Summer Ever Recorded, September Poised to Break Heat Records
"This September would not have been out of place as a typical July this decade,” one climate scientist said.
Big Pharma Company Stalled Tuberculosis Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits
Allowing a potentially lifesaving vaccine to languish shows the distressing reality of public health vaccine creation.
New Study Reveals How Climate Crisis Exacerbated New York Flooding
The deluge flooded streets with nearly five feet of water, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency.
All Manufacturers of 10 Drugs Set for Medicare Negotiation Agree to Participate
The negotiation process won't begin until early 2024, and new prices won't be implemented until two years later.
Federal Judge Blocks Big Pharma Attempt to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
The judge noted that drug companies are not forced to participate in Medicare.
Disastrous Flooding in Libya Is Result of Both Climate Crisis and 2011 NATO War
Richard Falk discusses Libya's vulnerability to disaster due to internal and external forces.