As the suicide rate increases, federal officials deliberately overlook the human lives at risk.
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Public-Health Officials Cross Their Fingers During World Cup
Despite a challenging nationwide climate for disease prevention and control, officials in Texas are stepping up their efforts at the 2026 World Cup.
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Military Families Are Going Hungry—and the Numbers Don’t Yet Reflect the War
The number of families struggling with food insecurity nearly tripled in the last two years.
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Another Bait and Switch on VA Care
Under cover of delivering rightful benefits to veterans, a new Republican-backed bill in Congress takes them away.
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Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You
The domestic return of the New World screwworm, a parasite that can devastate cattle herds, happened while the Trump administration was focused on dismantling government.
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Trump Kicks His Dismantling of Veterans’ Health Care Into High Gear
His proposed new budget shrinks the VA’s ability to meet veterans’ needs.
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Affordable to Buy, Costly to Use
Health care affordability depends on access to care and the true cost of care, not just insurance premiums.
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Corporations and the Crisis of Care
The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.
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The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access
A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.
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The Mifepristone Wars—and What They Mean for Black Women
Still concentrated in Southern states that ban abortion, Black women disproportionately rely on telehealth, which the Supreme Court has allowed—provisionally—to continue.
