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Supreme Court Declines to Overturn ACA — Again Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News June 17, 2021 The Supreme Court on Thursday turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had […]
Farmworkers Recall Mistreatment as Colorado Aims to Guarantee Medical Access Esther Honig and Rae Ellen Bichell June 11, 2021 SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. — A woman with pregnancy complications needed permission from her boss to visit a doctor. Community health volunteers were turned away from delivering food and covid information to worker housing. A farmworker […]
FDA Weighs Approval of a Lucrative Alzheimer’s Drug, but Benefits Are Iffy Harris Meyer June 4, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration’s decision next week whether to approve the first treatment for Alzheimer’s disease highlights a deep division over the drug’s benefits as well as criticism about the integrity of the FDA approval process. […]
By Editorial Team Florida is a “Stand Your Ground” state, and it was just a matter of time before someone used it against, of all things, an iguana. This, according to news reports, happened on September 2nd of last year when 6′-3″, 165lb PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, according to the relevant authorities, “savagely beat, tormented, […]
Opioids Like ‘Lean’ Permeate Hip-Hop Culture, but Dangers Are Downplayed Chaseedaw Giles Nykerrius Williams knows about the close relationship between hip-hop and opioid use. Williams, 27, an independent rapper from Gibsland, Louisiana, who goes by the name Young Nyke, took oxycodone pills for the first time when he was 16 and has continued […]
Michelin Tires Helps Yellowstone National Park Go Green Tourists visiting Yellowstone National Park’s famous geyser, “Old Faithful,” will even use tires once they get out of their cars for a closer look. Old Faithful, you see, now boasts a porous, clean, flexible walkway made almost entirely of recycled Michelin tires. The “paved” surface, known as […]
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US To stay on this page, right click on links to open in a new tab. Each headstone in Minneapollis’ ‘Say Their Names’ cemetery represents a Black American killed by police – deaths that create a ripple effect of pain felt […]
Lady Gaga and J.Lo Sell ‘Well’ Building Seal, But It’s a Payday, Not a PSA Michael McAuliff May 26, 2021 Viewers could be excused for thinking Robert De Niro was just being a good fella in an ad promoting safe buildings amid the covid pandemic, along with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga […]
Important Progress for People with Disabilities in Armenia New Law Bans Discrimination, Promotes Inclusion Anahit Chilingaryan Research assistant On May 5, Armenia’s parliament adopted the law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is a long-awaited reform with the potential to change the lives of the roughly 200,000 people with disabilities in Armenia by protecting them from […]
Don’t Eat the Yellowstone Snow: Elite Ski Resort Aims to Turn Sewage Into Powder Justin Franz May 12, 2021 An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that’s shrinking because of climate change. The Yellowstone Club — […]