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Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
Medicaid home care aides are the latest targets in the power struggle between conservatives and labor organizers.
Hidden Studies From Decades Ago Could Have Curbed PFAS Chemical Problem
Studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s were kept under wraps by chemical companies as pollution spread.
Kavanaugh Thinks It’s OK to Perform Elective Surgery on People Without Consent
The 57 million Americans with disabilities are bracing themselves for the negative consequences of this appointment.
Pesticide Ruling Is Latest Embarrassing Setback for Trump
Trump's refusal to ban pesticide linked to brain damage in children and fetuses violates federal law, says court.
As an Investor in Biotech Stock, Republican Chris Collins May Have Overshared
New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins has been charged with violating insider trading laws.
Republicans Say They’ll Target Obamacare if GOP Wins the Midterms
Republicans want to repeal Obamacare even as support for the legislation is at an all-time high.
Who Chooses Abortion? More People Than You Might Think.
Safe access to abortion should be part of health care.
Standing Rock Medic Bus Is Now a Traveling Decolonized Pharmacy
These Native herbalists are doing more than just healing sore muscles.
An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
The Growing Challenge of Living and Working on a Sweltering Planet
Heat waves are killing more Americans annually than any other natural disaster.