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After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling
The issue is at the center of a DOJ civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group pending in federal court.
Heat-Related Deaths in the US Rose 117 Percent Between 1999 and 2023
The lead author of a new report warns the current climate trajectory is starting to show up in increased deaths.
California’s Wealthy Wine Industry Routinely Endangers Health of Its Workers
Between wildfires and immigration status, California vineyard workers contend with a host of hurdles to their health.
Experts Call Long COVID in Kids a Public Health Crisis. Why Is It Being Ignored?
A new study sheds light on the effect a coronavirus infection can have on children over a longer period.
Mpox Vaccine Manufacturer Is Profiting From Accelerating Global Health Emergency
Bavarian Nordic's refusal to lower prices could repeat the vaccine apartheid that undermined the global COVID response.
Plastic Is Building Up in Our Brains — Scientists Say It’s a Global Emergency
A growing body of research shows microplastics reach nearly everywhere in the body, creating vast and unknown dangers.
Federal Judge Undoes Key Civil Rights Protections in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The decision may open the door for other states to file similar lawsuits blocking efforts to fight environmental racism.
DNC Climate Panels Offered Empty Rhetoric Instead of Specific Plans
At ExxonMobil-sponsored events on the sidelines of the convention, energy CEOs rehashed fossil fuel misinformation.
Summer COVID Wave Prompts Early Emergency Approval of New Vaccines
New shots from Pfizer and Moderna specifically target the KP.2 strain that has driven a large proportion of infections.
10-Month-Old Baby in Gaza Has Paralysis From Polio, UN Confirms
Polio has reemerged in Gaza for the first time in 25 years due to Israel’s disease campaign.