By Jake Johnson / Common DreamsMar 2, 2020
Reports detail how Americans have been saddled with exorbitant bills following medical evaluations in the effort to contain the virus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublicaMar 2, 2020
The agency designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to find a fix for state and local labs. The consequences could be deadly. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 6, 2020
Solidarity, not alienation born of ignorance, is the solution to the health crisis and the racist response to it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Tana Ganeva / TruthdigDec 17, 2019
Prosecutions spike in some states in the drive to “do something” about the nation’s opioid-addiction scandal. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
MATTHEW DALY / The Associated PressDec 16, 2019
The bill would provide $25 million for studying gun violence, ending a nearly two-decade-long federal ban on such research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News NetworkAug 6, 2019
"Bitten" author Kris Newby presents her case that the U.S. military has weaponized ticks and unleashed them on an unsuspecting public. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Rajan Menon / TomDispatchJun 19, 2019
White working class suicide rates are rising to epidemic proportions—with a helping hand from Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
MIKE STOBBE and MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated PressMay 7, 2019
"An American mom today is 50% more likely to die in childbirth than her own mother was," says a Harvard Medical School obstetrician. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MIKE STOBBE / The Associated PressApr 24, 2019
The resurgence, involving nearly 700 cases so far this year, is attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Geri Spieler / TruthdigFeb 18, 2019
It’s time society took seriously the care and protection of its most vulnerable citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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