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Environment & Health
Profit Motives Are Fueling Mask Shortages at Hospitals
The prospect of sharing supplies is where the business of health care makes cooperation hard even in a crisis.
Trump Administration Seeks Exclusive Rights to Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
The administration has refused to vow that any COVID-19 vaccine will be affordable for all.
In Conflict of Interest, Interior Secretary Met With Halliburton Lobbyists
Like Ryan Zinke, his replacement, David Bernhardt, also has ethics issues involving oil and gas companies.
We Have to Stop Comparing the New Coronavirus to the Flu
COVID-19 is deadlier than the flu for both young and older adults.
As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research
Infectious disease researchers worry about their ability to continue working as supplies of N95 respirators dwindle.
To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran
Humanitarian aid was supposed to be exempt from sanctions, but that hasn’t been the case.
Funding Boost in Food Aid for Seniors Still Falls Short of Growing Need
The Older Americans Act supports home-delivered and group meals for those 60 and older while supporting other services.
US Lags on Coronavirus Testing and Medical Experts Warn “No One Is Immune”
The Trump administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of infections.
We’re Urged to Wash Our Hands. But for Some It’s Not That Simple.
Over 2.5 million people live under conditions that make it difficult or even impossible to wash their hands.
The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases
The FDA could change its rules to speed things up, but hasn’t.