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Understanding the Growing Momentum for Paid Leave Policies

Mariel Padilla, Darreonna Davis / The 19th Jan 12, 2024 Experts discuss why the U.S. has lagged when it comes to paid leave policies, who typically benefits and what states are doing to address the issue. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

As World Scrambles, Experts Warn Virus Is Certain to Spread in U.S.

ADAM GELLER and KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2020 CDC's call for Americans to be prepared for spread of "severe illness" added new urgency to response efforts that had focused on overseas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arizona, California Cases Push U.S. Tally of New Virus From China to 5

The Associated Press Jan 26, 2020 All American cases involve people who traveled to Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak. They are hospitalized in isolation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Xi Calls Situation Grave as China Scrambles to Contain Virus

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2020 The president's remarks underline the urgent, expanding efforts to control the outbreak as Lunar New Year travelers hasten its spread. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cases of New Viral Respiratory Illness Rise Sharply in China

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2020 World health agency weighs global emergency declaration as coronavirus infects more than 400 people, killing at least 17 in Wuhan outbreak. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

For Many Millennials, Turning 26 Means Losing Access to Health Care

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 Many young Americans who are either approaching or have passed the cutoff date for coverage under their parents’ health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act are wondering what they will do if they get sick and can't find affordable coverage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Malnutrition and ‘Victorian’ Diseases Are Soaring in England ‘Due to Food Poverty and Cuts’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Oct 28, 2015 Cases of malnutrition have doubled and other "Victorian" diseases are soaring in the U.K., in what campaigners say is a direct result of Tory government austerity measures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Larry Wright, CagleCartoons.com Mar 28, 2015 Dig deeper

CDC Sounds the Alarm on How Medicine and Agriculture Are Killing Us

BLANK Sep 19, 2013 Drug-resistant bacteria are causing the deaths of at least 23,000 Americans a year, a problem exacerbated by injudicious use of antibiotics in treatment of patients -- and their pervasive use in agriculture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Costco Product Linked to Hepatitis A Outbreak

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2013 Health officials have linked at least 30 cases of hepatitis A across five states to a food product that's sold at Costco. And they are bracing for that number to increase. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can Seeing an Illness Protect You From It?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2010 Researchers in Canada showed young adults photos of obviously diseased people and found that the subjects’ immune systems were significantly more aggressive when later exposed to a glop of bacteria. Test subjects got a negligible boost from similarly upsetting, but not disease-y, images. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google: ‘I’m Feeling Sicky’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 While worries over Google's "big brother" surveillance practices still worry many, a softer, more health-conscious side of the search giant is partnering with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The tool, "Google Flu Trends," uses the aggregate regional data obtained from flu-related searches to predict epidemics weeks before they can be diagnosed by traditional measures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )