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The Pandemic May Be With Us for the Long Haul. How Do We Adapt?
It's obvious that there will be no quick fix in the chaotic new world we’ve been plunged into.
GOP COVID Patients Receive Care They’d Deny Others. Time for Medicare for All.
Under the for-profit health care system, the vast majority of Americans are in no position to simply go to the hospital.
If We Don’t Act Now, the Entire US Could Become a “Cancer Alley”
Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” is a warning for what could become the norm if Trump and the plastics industry get their way.
“Let Me Finish My Question” — English Professor Reprimands Trump at Town Hall
Trump falsely claimed that he was protecting coverage for preexisting conditions in answer to Ellesia Blaque's question.
FDA-Required Tests on Puppies Slow Progress to COVID Treatment
Dosing puppies with drugs designed for humans won’t make people safer. In fact, it poses serious risks to human health.
The US Needs a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing
When testing is restricted to symptomatic patients, health officials only have limited signals about the virus's spread.
Corporate-Backed State Attorneys General Seek End to Obamacare
Republican attorneys general in 18 states have brought on a case to gut the Affordable Care Act.
GOP Incumbents’ Opposition to the Affordable Care Act Could Be Their Undoing
Public sentiment about the ACA has shifted considerably since Republicans tried but failed to repeal it.
Rep. Ro Khanna: Democrats Must Support Medicare for All
"I cannot vote for this platform that does not have universal health care as a right,” says Khanna.
PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn
Federal government efforts to address the supply chain have foundered.