By Naveena Sadasivam / Grist Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The…
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
Concerns over working conditions and patient care amidst hospital consolidation drove Louisiana’s largest union victory since 1993.
A growing number of organizations in Europe is demanding a complete overhaul of regional pharma policies in order to protect people’s health over profits
By Deion Scott Hawkins / The Conversation Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have seen a drastic improvement in their overall quality of…
"Pfizer treats Paxlovid like a Prada handbag; a luxury for the few rather than a treatment for the many," said one consumer advocate.
"Cancer patients—the majority of whom are on Medicare—can face annual out-of-pocket costs of more than $16,500."
Speculative bets with taxpayer money are being made on unproven technologies in the early stages of testing.
