Truthout
Health Care
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MS Breakthrough: Switching Off Aggressive Cells Stops Body From Attacking Itself
There are a wide range of strategies for treating people who have autoimmune diseases. Unfortunately, none can cure the diseases.
Building Public Trust is a Key Factor in Fighting West Africa’s Worst Ebola Outbreak
While the attention on the Ebola epidemic that has now been declared "out-of-control" is focused on the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria, unaffected countries …
How Midwives on Sierra Leone’s Almost Untouched Turtle Islands are Improving Women’s Health
Marie Stopes is a British-based non-profit that provides family planning and reproductive health services to over 30 countries around the world, including the tiny, hard-to-reach Turtle Island in Sierra …
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Why Nurture is Just as Important as Nature for Understanding Genetics
Genetic variation is only half the story. Environmental influences are important too, and we now know that our environments can interact with our genetic makeup, in ways that can …
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A Prescription for Treating Runaway CEO Pay
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, your premiums are now guaranteed to pay for health care instead of executives' yachts.
The World Watches Ferguson, but Racial Discrimination Is Also a Health Issue Across the US
The problem in the US isn't just about the criminal justice system, but about widespread discrimination in all walks of life.
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Do Harm, Look the Other Way: The New Hippocratic Oath?
Save the Children just issued a report about newborns in Syria starving to death.
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Will Obama’s Commutation Allow Grandma Hardy and Thousands of Drug War Prisoners to Finally Go Home?
The Obama administration and the US Sentencing Commission are allowing drug war prisoners to retroactively apply for commutation and reduced sentences. But will these changes actually allow 71-year-old Phyllis …
For the Betterment of the City
Despite California's historic drought, San Francisco's homeless will continue to be forced off Market Street with pressurized water.
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Undocumented Mothers in the US Are Often Vulnerable, Ignored and Misunderstood
Undocumented women face challenges with employment, health care, high rates of domestic violence and psychological trauma.