(2018-08-12). Thriving Wildlife Benefits People Enormously. truthout.org
| Janine Jackson: Like Social Security, the Endangered Species Act is historically and presently very popular. People, in the main, get the idea that trying not to wipe species off the face of the earth is a meaningful way to reflect the recognition that human life is sustained and enriched by a healthy and diverse environment. And as with Social Security, there are some who see the Endangered Species Act as primarily an obstacle keeping them and their friends from making the maximum amount of money possible. | The trouble is, too often media seem to balance those perspectives in reporting on the Act. Now the Trump administration is…
(2018-08-12). Health Ministry: "%80 Of Cancer Medications Depleted In Gaza Hospitals" imemc.org The Palestinian Health Ministry is Gaza has reported that %80 of cancer medications in the besieged coastal region have depleted, an issue that poses imminent threats to the lives of the patients. Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, has reported that the Rantisi specialized hospital, […]…
(2018-08-12). Trump Administration Delays Texas "Tent City" for Migrant Children Closure Again. truthout.org The Trump administration is delaying closure of a Texas "tent city" that houses migrant boys who crossed the US-Mexico border without a parent or were separated from their families under the president's cruel "zero tolerance" policy, according to a CBS News report published early Saturday. | Located at the Tornillo Port of Entry south of El Paso, the facility was opened June 14 because of overcrowded shelters and was initially set to close a month later. However, with hundreds of children still separated from their parents — thanks to the administration's immigration policies and prolonged failure to reunite families by a federal court's July 26 deadline — its closure has been repeatedly delayed. | After the first delay, officials had planned to close down the facility this weekend, but the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — which…
(2018-08-12). . telesurtv.net "In a health law like this, religion has nothing to do with it," said Nora Cortiñas after the Argentine Senate rejected the Abortion Bill.
(2018-08-11). UN Sanctions Against North Korea, Encouraging De Facto Biological Warfare. globalresearch.ca "UN sanctions announced last August stepped up the pressure by removing the parts of prior sanctions that had attempted to avoid humanitarian consequences." The Washington Post, July 20, 2018. | "Healthcare …
(2018-08-11). A Timeline of Racism in Charlottesville: From 1607 Through 2017's 'Unite the Right' Rally. alternet.org 
University of Virginia faculty examine the history and legacy of white supremacy on and around UVA's campus | Universities are complex networks of buildings and organizations that pro ≠vide education and jobs and health care and cultural enrichment. They take form in classrooms, dorms, dining halls, and hospitals. They field sports teams and community volunteers. They possess histories that include shameful compromises with the inequaliti. . .
(2018-08-10). Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain. thenation.com 
Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Adam Gaffney It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.
(2018-08-10). Court Bans Harmful Pesticide that Trump EPA Tried to Keep on the Market. mintpressnews.com 
The court's decision was a rare and hard-fought victory over the deals often made between the EPA and major chemical corporations behind closed doors at the expense of public health.
(2018-08-09). US can afford 'unlimited war' but not Medicare for all, says Ocasio-Cortez. rt.com 
Democratic socialist and Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Republicans for funding tax cuts and America's "unlimited war," while refusing to provide universal healthcare. |
(2018-08-09). The Koch Brothers Commissioned a Survey of Americans and Found Most Like a $15 Minimum Wage, Free College, and Universal Health Care. theintercept.com Where the Koch brothers see government tyranny, most Americans see common-sense solutions to basic problems, it turns out.
(2018-08-09). WATCH the mesmerizing dance of chromosomes inside our cells (VIDEO). rt.com 
Scientists have mapped the movement of chromosomes inside our cells for the first time — a development that may have significant implications for the study of genetic diseases and human health, according to researchers. |
(2018-08-07). Republicans Want to Force People to Work for Their Health Care—What Could Go Wrong? thenation.com Republicans Want to Force People to Work for Their Health Care—What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on The Nation.
(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.
(2018-08-01). 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,…
(2018-07-23). 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.