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Care Activists Mobilize to Defend Investments in Reconciliation Bill
Care infrastructure investments could see cuts in Biden's budget plan due to pressure from some Democratic lawmakers.
Family of Henrietta Lacks Sues Over Racist Theft of Cells for Biotech Profit
The “HeLa” cell line has played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines.
Some States Are Rationing Who Gets COVID Care Once Again
A shortage of resources, such as intensive care unit beds, has pushed some states into crisis mode.
In Historic First, WHO Approves Vaccine to Prevent Malaria
Experts hope that the vaccine, which has been in development for decades, could save thousands of children’s lives.
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
Black communities have been denied the same resources and protections afforded to wealthy, white neighborhoods.
Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at UN Summit Ahead of COP26
Youth activists held a three-day youth climate conference ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate summit.
Environmentalists Demand End to Offshore Drilling as California Faces Oil Spill
Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr called the spill “a potential ecological disaster.”
Big Pharma Makes More Off of US Sales Than Rest of the World Combined
Conservative Democrats have been fighting to keep a drug price negotiation provision out of the reconciliation bill.
Merck to Submit First Pill-Based COVID Treatment for FDA Approval
Medical experts stress that prevention, namely through vaccinations, is still the “foundation” for beating COVID.
DEA Warns of Counterfeit Pill “Surge” Following Its Crackdown on Prescriptions
Experts say counterfeits are meeting demand for prescription pills as prescribing rates drop.