(2019-10-31). Patient Crisis Obscured By Cost Talk on Medicare for All. commondreams.org Americans are fed up with a callous, often cruel system that treats them as collateral damage and a "medical loss ratio." (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-10-31). Former Juul executive alleges e-cig behemoth resold EXPIRED products & knowingly shipped 1 million TAINTED pods. rt.com 
Embattled e-cig giant Juul, now facing multiple lawsuits over health issues allegedly linked to vaping, has received a new blow from a former top employee, who accused the company of knowingly selling expired and tainted products. | The new lawsuit against the firm was filed by its former senior vice president of global finance, Siddharth Breja, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday. | The lawsuit alleges that former Juul CEO, Kevin Burns — who stepped down in September — ran t…
(2019-10-31). A CIA-Backed Militia Targeted Clinics in Afghanistan, Killing Medical Workers and Civilians. theintercept.com 
On the night of March 8, 2019, four staffers at a Swedish-run health clinic in Afghanistan's Wardak Province ate together, talked around a thermos of tea, and bedded down for the night in the guard's room. They were awakened some time later by the thump of helicopter rotors followed by distant explosions echoing from farther up the Tangi Valley. The sounds were not unusual in Wardak, where for 20 years there has been little respite from war, and the four went back to sleep. | The men were jolted awake again sometime after midnight. The main gate to the clinic, which was next to the guard's room, had been blown in…
(2019-10-31). Stop Outsourcing SF School Buses & Endangering Students Rally By SMART 1741. indybay.org SMART 1741 SFUSD school bus drivers protested the SFUSD Board of Education and superintendent Vincent Matthews plan to outsource the school bus drivers to uncertified drivers and a Zoom UBER type operation that would threaten their health and safety.
(2019-10-31). France Seeks to Limit Radiation Exposure from Cell Phones. globalresearch.ca French health officials want cell phone users to be better informed of potential risks and are urging them to take precautionary steps to limit their radiation exposures. | The move comes after an government health and safety agency ( ANSES) …
(2019-10-31). Yemen Runs Out of Fuel and Last Hospitals Close. globalresearch.ca While the mainstream media focuses on condemning President Trump for pulling US troops out of Syria, Yemen faces a national health crisis. The last functioning hospitals across multiple major cities in Yemen will shut their doors and stop providing services …
(2019-10-31). EPA disbanded a clean air science panel. We met anyway — and here's what we found. nationofchange.org The nongovernmental panel of experts found that particle pollution regulations aren't protecting public health, but that's not the only worrying trend at EPA.
(2019-10-31). Fire Sweeps Pakistani Train, Killing 73, After Cooking Fire. telesurenglish.net A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday, killing 73 people and injuring nearly 40 after a gas canister that passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, the minister of railways said. | The fire destroyed three of the train's carriages near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in the south of Punjab province. It was on its way to Rawalpindi, near the capital, from the southern city of Karachi, with many people traveling to a religious gathering. | It was the worst disaster on Pakistan's accident-plagued railway system in nearly 15 years. | "Two stoves blew up when people were cooking breakfast, the pre…
(2019-10-31). Controversy overshadows positive impact of Richmond's safe-injecting room. greenleft.org.au 
health Kate SeearIssue 1243 Australia MelbourneOctober 31, 2019The Melbourne supervised injecting room (MSIR) has hit the headlines again…
(2019-10-29). What Is Behind Mayor Pete's Corporate Pivot on Medicare? therealnews.com 
Pete Buttigieg's sudden shift from supporting to opposing Medicare for All has been remarkable. It no doubt has something to do with his fundraising, says RootsAction.org's Norman Solomon.
(2019-10-29). 'They barely know their biology!' Parents protest as Texas school approves polarizing sex-ed curriculum teaching 'gender identity'. rt.com 
A new sex-education curriculum will teach children in Austin, Texas about sexual orientation, as well as how to use prophylactics. Parents say the initiative encourages kids to engage in unhealthy and dangerous sexual activity. | Austin Independent School District's board unanimously approved the new course material on Tuesday. The curriculum, which spans grades three through eight, will touch upon gender identity — a first for the district. Seventh graders (12-year-olds) will also learn about how to correctly use a condom. Proponents of the new guidelines said that it's important to foster "healthy commu…
(2019-10-29). Agrochemical Apocalypse: Interview with Environmental Campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason. dissidentvoice.org The renowned author and whistleblower Evaggelos Vallianatos describes British environmentalist and campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason as a "defender of the natural world and public health." I first came across her work a few years ago. It was in the form of an open letter she had sent to an official about the devastating environmental and human …
(2019-10-28). Union Organizer Takes On Neoliberal Fearmongering and Wins. therealnews.com 
Efforts to fight low wages and win health insurance for employees of a tax break-subsidized luxury hotel show how the mainstream media cultivates a false narrative that living wages are unaffordable.
(2019-10-24). Philadelphia children poisoned by privatization, underfunding of schools. liberationnews.org 
This egregious risk to the health of children, teachers, and school workers was not due to a simple oversight — a crisis of health hazards exists across Philadelphia schools caused by underfunding and privatization of school resources…
(2019-10-18). Patients' Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care. aclu.org From the | start, the Trump administration has issued one regulation after another that uses | religion to deny people — particularly pregnant people, people with low-incomes, | and LGBTQ people — health care access and coverage. Today, we are asking | a federal district court in New York to strike down one of the most pernicious | of these regulations: the refusal of care rule. | The refusal | of care rule, issued by the Department of Health | and Human Services (…
(2019-10-12). Turkey Attacks US Troops, Iran Tanker Bombed No One Cares, CIA "Whistleblower" & Terrorism Vaccine. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/11/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-10-11). Trump's latest policy assault on immigrants is cruel and unnecessary. splcenter.org Last week the Trump administration renewed its attack on immigrants, this time limiting admission to our country to only people who can prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the United States.
(2019-10-08). The Benefits of Medical Marijuana for Mesothelioma Patients. thelastamericanvagabond.com When traditional medicines stop working, doctors can only do so much to treat their patients. Patients who become desperate often turn to other possible solutions for their treatment. This desperation is the case for most mesothelioma patients. Many of them report relief from taking medical marijuana. Despite the approval of the use of medical marijuana …
(2019-06-19). House Casts Historic Vote to Repeal Authorization for Endless War. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 19, 2019 — In response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 2740 (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020), which includes language to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) eight months after …