Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust

5 months ago

[Reprinted with permission from KFF Health News. Authored by Céline Gounder] Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

Kill the Oceans and Destroy Your Health Slowly

5 months ago

We often picture climate change as raging wildfires, melting ice, or violent storms. But one of the most dangerous changes is…

Ukraine: Worn Hearts, Steeled Resolve

5 months ago

I have traveled to Ukraine nearly 20 times. Each visit deepens my respect for how people in conflict endure. This…

Medicaid at a Crossroads: Safe AI, Shifting Policy and the Stakes for People’s Health

5 months ago

Medicaid is one of America’s most complex and essential Federal health programs, serving more than 70 million people. Its design,…

Global childhood vaccination remains resilient, but equity cracks are widening

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In 2024, immunisation data from WHO and UNICEF show that while 115 million infants (89%) received at least one dose of DTP…

Restrictive practices in medicine are holding high-income countries back

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A paper in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is part of a pattern: middle-income countries do a…

The Trauma of Witnessing Charlie Kirk’s Murder and PTSD

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The psychological effects of public space shootings extend beyond physical harm because they create a broad psychological impact on everyone…

Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

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BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of…

Mental Health Secrets Are Being Unraveled, and Inflammation Is the Culprit

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Our body’s immune system creates surprising effects on mental health, which people need to understand. Until now, medicine has been…

If Our Children’s Fear Doesn’t Move Us to Act, What Will?

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Twenty-five months ago, I wrote for Medika Life after yet another school shooting shook the nation. My plea then was…

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