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GOP Senate Candidate: No One Worries About Dying Due to Lacking Health Care
A study of the US health care system shows that tens of thousands of lives would be saved yearly with Medicare for All.
My Uncle in Gaza Had a Lung Condition. Israel Turned It Into a Death Sentence.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza shattered my uncle’s spirit before it took his life.
The Lack of Native Doctors Has Deadly Consequences. We Can Fix It.
Increased access to scholarships and other funding is crucial to improving Native representation in medicine and beyond.
WHO: Disease Outbreaks Imminent in Lebanon With Over 1M Displaced by Israel
All of Lebanon’s over 900 shelters are full, officials have said, with 1.2 million displaced by Israel’s assault.
Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave
Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.
California Governor Thwarts Lawmakers’ Effort to Regulate Big Pharma’s Middlemen
A bill aimed at reining in the outsize power of pharmacy benefit managers made it to the governor’s desk for naught.
Israeli Forces Killed 28 Health Care Workers in Lebanon in 24 Hours, WHO Says
At least 40 health centers and two hospitals have been forced to close amid Israel’s assault.
Judge Strikes Down Georgia Abortion Ban After 2 Women Die Unable to Access Care
While Georgia quickly appealed the decision, providers now have a legal respite to offer abortion care after six weeks.
Left to Battle a Pandemic With Little Help, Nursing Aides Struggle With PTSD
COVID-19 has left health care workers across the US with a gutting sense of abandonment.
Effects of SCOTUS Ruling Undermining Regulatory Authority Are Already Emerging
The ruling against the “Chevron” doctrine has been used to challenge a broad range of regulations in the last 3 months.