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Baby Formula Factory That Caused Recall Continues Unsafe Practices, Workers Say
Supervisors urged workers to increase production and retaliated against those who highlighted problems, employees said.
Medicare-Privatization Backer Dr. Oz’s Confirmation Stokes Fears for Health Care
Critics say that in addition to having significant conflicts of interest, Oz is now poised to help enact Trump's agenda.
NIH Will No Longer Fund Research on the Health Effects of Climate Change
The directive follows the Trump administration’s broader agenda to gut efforts to document and address climate change.
Kids Are Getting Sick From RFK Jr.’s False Measles Remedy, Doctors Say
Nearly 380 cases of measles have been identified in the US this year, the highest number since 2019.
Here’s How the Right Is Packaging Its Conspiracies in Environmentalism
When public health problems aren’t met with structural solutions, conspiracies cloaked in green rhetoric can flourish.
EPA Poised to Roll Back Rule to Designed to Improve Chemical Accident Prevention
Following a letter from industry groups assailing the regulation, the EPA administrator announced he’d revisit the rule.
Former EPA Employees Warn of Polluted Skies Ahead Under Trump
The vast majority of voters want a strong EPA, but Trump is laying the agency to waste.
Public Health Experts Say Texas Is Poised to Make Measles a Nationwide Epidemic
The outbreak has reached 11 counties in the state and has been linked to cases in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Trump’s Air Quality Rollbacks Will Cause More in the US to Face Disease, Death
The moves to slash environmental and public health protections weaken rules dealing with a range of health threats.
Trump Admin Decision to Axe Advisory Groups May Spell Trouble for Food Safety
The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.