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Doctor, Nurse Shortages Persist in Rural Areas Years After COVID
The US faces a critical gap in the health care workforce, below the projected need for an aging population.
Labor Was Crucial in Building Public Health Institutions Trump Wants to Destroy
Labor leaders past and present have insisted on expanding the scope of what constitutes health.
EPA Deletes Pollution Tracking Tools as It Offers Exemptions to Polluters
A new lawsuit is challenging the Trump administration's removal of environmental justice maps and datasets.
Carcinogen Rising in Rice Supply Due to Climate Change
Higher temperatures and CO2 levels are increasing rice's uptake of inorganic arsenic from soil.
Advocates Warn Funding and Staffing Cuts Imperil Mental Health Crisis Hotlines
The Trump administration has terminated $1 billion in grants that help fund states’ crisis helpline programs.
Disability Advocates Alarmed by HHS Removal of Gender Dysphoria Protections
The move reduces protections for transgender people who face discrimination in health care, education and housing.
Few Programs Linked to Medicaid Work Requirements Help Enrollees Find Jobs
Medicaid typically does not offer employment assistance, and when states try to help, such efforts are limited.
Big Oil Is Taking a Page From Gun Manufacturers’ Immunity Playbook
Oil giants are lobbying Congress for immunity against lawsuits over misleading public about dangers of fossil fuels.
Thousands of Water Systems Across US Have Dangerous Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Millions of people across the United States could be drinking contaminated water, according to a new report.
“Youth Are Going to Die Because of This”: Trump Defunds Violence Prevention
Trump cut short crucial research on violence prevention, halting studies that have been underway for months and years.