Health

Shadowy Group Attacking Drug Pricing Reforms

‘Seniors 4 Better Care’ is a front for pharma lobby By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge If you’re breezing across YouTube videos and podcasts these days, you’ve probably come across ads that warn vaguely…


Blockbuster Deal to Wipe Out $30 Billion in

Medical Debt—But It’s Not Enough By Noam Levy Undue Medical Debt, which buys patient debt, is retiring $30 billion worth of unpaid bills in a single transaction with Pendrick Capital Partners, a Virginia-based debt trading…


Dismantling Accountability in Public Health

DOGE cuts staff responsible for FOIA requests By: Reshma Ramachandran Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Serv­ices are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025,…


Nuclear Threat Beneath the Seas

The rising danger of the global submarine nuclear arms race By Lynda Williams Right now, beneath the world’s oceans, approximately 30 nuclear-armed submarines patrol silently, virtually undetectable. These submarines represent humanity’s deadliest doomsday machines: stealthy,…



Empowering Communities

A love letter from NCCASA to rape crisis advocates By North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault At NCCASA, we recognize the transformative power of support services for survivors of sexual violence. Every call answered, every…


Bird Flu Threat to Global Biodiversity

By Sergio A. Lambertucci, Andrea Santangeli & Pablo I. Plaza As many wild animal populations are already under strain from habitat loss, climate change and other global change drivers, previously neglected threats such as some…


Wildfire Smog Is Deadly

But LA’s Covid Mask Organizers Have It Covered Angelenos are stepping in to make sure their communities can breathe. By Julia Métraux Los Angeles has been hit with its worst-ever wildfires, which continue to blaze,…


Michigan Nurses Win Big

By Kari Thompson It is the largest successful union election in recent memory: 10,000 nurses will be joining the Teamsters. They work for hospital conglomerate Corewell Health at eight hospitals and one outpatient facility, all…