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400K Children at Risk of Disease in Lebanon as Officials Report Cholera Case
As the threat of disease looms, Israel has intensified attacks on health care, striking near a major hospital on Monday.
As US Erodes Sexual and Reproductive Rights, International Law Can Be a Lifeline
US activists are turning to international frameworks on sexual rights, the right to health and anti-torture protections.
Medicare Advantage Insurers Are Dropping Plans and Slashing Benefits
Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries are essentially being penalized for using the health care that they pay for.
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.