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Critics Say Trump’s New Rule on Drug-Pricing Disclosure Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Survivors Speak Out: “Every Day Is a Challenge”
The Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the third-largest outbreak in US history.
Antibiotics Still Used Excessively on US Farms Despite Superbug Crisis
New rules were supposed to curtail use of antibiotics in farm animals, but major companies continue to overuse them.
Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay for Their Care
Immigrants subsidize -- rather than drain -- the health care system.
Threat to Obamacare Turns Up the Heat on Attorney General Races
Republican attorneys general across the country are poised to make good on the GOP promise to repeal Obamacare.
Federal Judges Confirm Transgender People Have Right to Equal Health Coverage
The rulings add to a growing body of case law that is improving transgender access to insurance equity.
Fracking Chemicals Dumped in Allegheny River a Decade Ago Entered Food Chain
High levels of exposure to non-radioactive Strontium can disrupt bone growth in children.
Hurricane Florence Could Blast Billions of Gallons of Hog Feces Into Waterways
Experts warn Hurricane Florence could kill thousands of farm animals and trigger catastrophic waste spills.
Bill McKibben to Jerry Brown: We Must Keep the Oil in the Soil
Bill McKibben, the co-founder of 350.org, discusses more.
Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean Water Protections
Donald Trump's efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run into a tide of legal resistance.