Health & Wellness

Science

NIH Files Reveal Broader Coronavirus Engineering Research Before COVID-19

Lewis Kamb / U.S. Right to Know Mar 12, 2026 Documents show scientists across multiple U.S.-funded projects proposed altering the molecular structure of bat viruses to allow them to unlock and enter human cells more efficiently. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health

Angela Hart / Kasier Health News Mar 10, 2026 The California governor has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump’s America

Brett Kelman / KFF Health News Feb 26, 2026 More than 1,000 American-trained nurses have been approved to work in British Columbia since April. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Jeffrey Epstein: The Transhumanist Pedophile Who Hoped to Live Forever

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Feb 26, 2026 Emails reveal deep, close connections to a movement determined to use technology create a new race of “posthumans.” Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Environment

The Nation’s Largest Public Utility Is Going Back to Coal

Katie Myers, Rebecca Egan McCarthy / Grist Feb 20, 2026 The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Science

The FDA No Longer Warns Against These Discredited Autism Treatments

Megan O’Matz / Propublica Feb 18, 2026 The FDA, under RFK Jr.'s leadership, has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making false claims of treating autism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump Just Killed the EPA’s Ability to Fight Climate Change

Jake Bittle / Grist Feb 13, 2026 The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Guantánamo Assignments

Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News Feb 11, 2026 While torture hasn’t been reported from the infamous facility, ICE shift reports note detainees are resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Investigative Stories

Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste May Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Feb 11, 2026 A 2,500-home Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Immigration

With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind

Phil Galewitz, Amanda Seitz / KFF Health News Feb 6, 2026 The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 5, 2026 While pandering to business elites, the California governor has slashed health care, housing and food assistance for the poor and near-poor in a state where 7 million live in poverty. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

‘No Family More Evil’: The Sacklers’ Second Act

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Feb 4, 2026 Though publicly shamed, the Sacklers avoided prison, remained billionaires, and are set to launch a new company, Knoa Pharma. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )