(2018-08-03). LED Lighting Has Become a Global Threat to Public Health. alternet.org 
Light pollution is often characterized as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. | Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. Light at night constitutes a massive assault on the ecology of the planet, including us. It also has indirect impacts because, while (2018-08-03). Here's Why People Are So Angry That Billionaire Steve Cohen Is Spending Millions to Help Veterans. alternet.org 
The hedge fund billionaire's efforts to assist veterans with PTSD have thrust him into a political fight. | At a House hearing last year on post-traumatic stress disorder, a private organization showed up with an ambitious plan to help suffering veterans. The Cohen Veterans Network was opening a chain of free mental health clinics across the country, backed by $275 million from hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen. By contrast to the high-pro. . .
(2018-08-03). Your Office Desk Is Probably a Health Risk — Here's How You Can Fix It. alternet.org 
Many office workers could be at risk of sickness due to dirty desks. | If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we're not just talking personality likes or dislikes here — what can also be a factor is how clean they keep their desk. | The average office desk is said to contains (2018-08-03). Guatemala: Ex-President Otto Perez Molina Sent Back To Prison. telesurtv.net Perez Molina has been trying to avoid prison on corruption charges by citing health issues, but medical authorities say there's no evidence to support his claims.
(2018-08-03). Who Chooses Abortion? More People Than You Might Think. truthout.org 
The abortion debate is at the center of US political dialogue. As of June 2018, 49 percent of Americans consider themselves pro-choice, while 45 percent consider themselves pro-life. Voices from both sides flood social media feeds, while newspapers, radio and television programs frequently cover the topic. | Since 2011, politicians have enacted 400 pieces of legislation restricting this medical procedure. | One important group's voice is often absent in this heated debate: the women who choose abortion. While 1 in 4 women will undergo abortion in her lifetime, stigma keeps their stories untold. As an obstetrician/gynecologist who provides full spectrum reproductive health care, including abortion, I hear these stories daily. | Unintended Pregnancy: | In 2011, nearly half of pregnancies in the US were unintended. This reflects a 6 percent drop in unintended pregnancies since 2008, largely…
(2018-08-03). Reporting on Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Plan Makes the Media Forget How Math Works. alternet.org 
Scary headlines missed a crucial point. | "Medicare for All," a federally funded universal healthcare plan championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont—Ind. ), has quickly become a key issue for progressive voters evaluating Democratic Party candidates for the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race. The plan would provide coverage for the (2018-08-03). The History of the Workers' Unemployment Insurance Bill. counterpunch.org At a time when the American population is radicalizing, when popular movements are coalescing around "radical" demands—Medicare for All, the abolition of ICE, tuition-free college, in general the demand to make society livable for everyone—it can be useful to draw collective inspiration from the past. Irruptions of the popular will have on innumerable occasions reshaped More
(2018-08-03). 'We Need Healthcare Champions, Not Puppets': Documents Expose Big Pharma's Scheme to Turn Democratic Candidates Against Medicare for All. alternet.org 
"Democrats running in a primary election will say they support 'Medicare for All,' but what do they say to lobbyists behind the scenes? " | As a growing number of political candidates facing November elections proclaim their support for single-payer healthcare—which the majority of Americans want to replace the nation's current for-profit system—the Democratic primary for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District is shedding light on the insurance and pharmaceutical industry forces working against a transition to Medicare for All. At least three of the six candidates running to represent the "reliably" Democratic district in Hawaii "took time out from their schedules to talk to a consultant dispatched by the Healthcare Leadership Council, a lobbying group that seeks to advance the goals of the largest players in the private healthcare industry," according to a new report by The Intercept. Although much of. . .
(2018-08-03). Gen X and Millennials Unite. counterpunch.org 
Anyone who has to consult Pew or some other national opinion poll to discover that the vast majority of Millennials and a healthy majority of Gen Xers "disapprove" of the Trump Administration probably doesn't know anyone younger than fifty-four. The country needs to start taking these voices seriously. Political scientists slice and dice the electorate More
(2018-08-03). Thriving on Dark Web: The My Health Record and Data Insecurity. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Data is rarely inert. It moves, finds itself diverting, adjusting and adapting to users and distributors. Ultimately, as unspectacular and banal as it might be, data sells, pushing the price in …
(2018-08-02). Trump Administration's Breastmilk War Exposes Backchannel Politics in Health Care. progressive.org Nipplegate has a long history in the Global South.
(2018-08-02). Health Care Lobbyists Secretly Secure Democrats' Opposition to "Medicare for All," Internal Documents Show. theintercept.com A lobby group approached a raft of candidates for a Democratic congressional primary in Hawaii — then prepared internal dossiers on their positions.
(2018-08-02). Australian government promises changes to My Health Records following widespread opposition. wsws.org The "opt out" health database faces mounting public concern over official and corporate surveillance.
(2018-08-01). Building the Movement for Medicare for All. progressive.org This week was the 53rd anniversary of Medicare, created in the middle of the social agitation of the 1960s. Benjamin Day of Healthcare-NOW! talks about how today, we are in the middle of similar upheaval.
(2018-07-31). Reporting on Medicare for All Makes Media Forget How Math Works. fair.org 
CBS News (7/30/18) | "Medicare for All," a federally funded universal healthcare plan championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont—Ind.), has quickly become a key issue for progressive voters evaluating Democratic Party candidates for the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race. The plan would provide coverage for the 40 million currently uninsured in the United States, a gap that is estimated to cause tens of thousands of deaths annually. Despite this, Medicare for All has received no shortage of negative coverage in the media, all revolving around the same question: Just how are we going to pay for it? | A study on the cost of Medicare for All was recently conducted by Charles Blahous for the libertarian-leaning Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Blahous' study projected that Sanders' Medicare for All system,…
(2018-07-31). Openly anti-Trump academics hired to fix Twitter's 'conversational health' — the Right not impressed. rt.com 
For the sake of "healthy conversation," Twitter has put together a research team to combat prejudice and discrimination. Soon, conservatives noticed the new task force was staffed with #Resistance members and Trump haters.
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(2018-07-30). Koch-Backed Think Tank Finds That "Medicare for All" Would Cut Health Care Spending and Raise Wages. Whoops. theintercept.com A Koch brothers-backed economist makes a $3 trillion error, but still finds that "Medicare for All" reduces costs and boosts wages.
(2018-07-30). 'Every necessary precaution': Fear of Ebola spreading places Denver hospital on lockdown. rt.com 
A possible Ebola infection has prompted Denver Health Medical Center to go into temporary lockdown, as medical staff in hazmat suits handled a patient who recently returned from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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(2018-07-30). State of emergency in Michigan county as tested water is 20 times the safe level for PFAS chemicals. rt.com 
A state of emergency has been declared in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, after high levels of man-made PFAS chemicals were found in the drinking water in two towns. The contaminants pose severe health risks and can lead to cancer.
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(2018-07-27). Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Spectacular" Victory & Growing Split in Democratic Party. democracynow.org 
The 2018 midterm election season has been roiled by the internal divisions between the Democratic Party's growing progressive base and the more conservative party establishment. In New York City, this division came to a head with the most shocking upset of the election season so far, when 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handily defeated 10-term incumbent Representative Joe Crowley, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House. Ocasio-Cortez ran a progressive grassroots campaign as a Democratic Socialist advocating for "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE. For more on her victory and what it means for the…
(2018-07-23). Venezuela to Invest €293m to Modernise Public Health System as National Nurses' Strike Continues. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro has called for a "revolution within the revolution" in the health sector.
(2018-07-08). What Does Jeff Bezos have to Offer Health Care? progressive.org A new team of billionaires, led by a prominent surgeon and storyteller, has plans for our health care system.