Coronavirus Testing Costs Spark Calls for Full Government Coverage

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 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 )

CDC Missteps Have Left Us Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Mar 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 )

The Coronavirus Panic Exposes the Pathology of Nationalism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 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 )

More Americans Facing Murder Charges in Drug Deaths

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Dec 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 )

Bipartisan Spending Deal Could End Freeze on Gun Research

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Dec 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 )

Is the Pentagon Behind the Rise in Lyme Disease?

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 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 )

A Deadly Epidemic Is Hitting Trump Supporters the Hardest

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Jun 19, 2019 White working class suicide rates are rising to epidemic proportions—with a helping hand from Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Over a Million Americans Have HIV, CDC Reports

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 13, 2019 In 2017, almost 16,000 people died from complications of the virus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Are Up, Especially Among Minorities

MIKE STOBBE and MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated Press May 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 )

U.S. Measles Cases Jump to Highest Level in 25 Years

MIKE STOBBE / The Associated Press Apr 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 )

Anti-Vaxxers Are Just as Bad as Climate Deniers

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 19, 2019 Ignorance on this key health issue isn’t just dangerous—it can be fatal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Predators Home In on Developmentally Disabled Women

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 18, 2019 It’s time society took seriously the care and protection of its most vulnerable citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )