Oct 05 Column: How the US could afford ‘Medicare for all’ By Gerald Friedman, The Conversation There is a simpler and less costly path toward single-payer, and it may have a better chance of success: simply strike the words “who are age 65 or over” from the 1965 amendments to the Social Security Act that created… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Oct 03 Consumer watchdog agency probes Juul and other vaping firms By Associated Press More than 1 in 4 high school students reported vaping in the past month, according to the latest government survey data. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Trump announces Medicare executive order in Florida By Kevin Freking, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Florida is Trump’s favorite state for rallies before appreciative crowds: He’s held seven there since taking office. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 2:55 Why seeing a role model who looks like you is so powerful "I’ve always thought that seeing is believing,” said Dr. Elizabeth Wayne, a biomedical engineer. In her career, that’s meant innovating new ways of showing people what happens in the body, but also, as a black woman in the sciences, the… Continue watching
Sep 27 Americans need more convincing on Medicare for All, poll says By Laura Santhanam So far in the 2020 race to the White House, a few Democratic presidential candidates have put forward their proposed health care plans, including Medicare for All. Continue reading
Sep 27 CDC says THC products may be linked to illnesses tied to vaping e-cigarettes By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The investigation is ongoing. No single device, ingredient or additive has been identified. Continue reading
Sep 25 Why your toddler can’t learn from a screen By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report Toddlers often are unable to understand that the person on the screen is real, relevant and represents an actual adult, one researcher said. Continue reading
Sep 25 Juul CEO steps down amid scrutiny over dangers of vaping By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Juul is also shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts on behalf of the e-cigarette. Continue reading
Sep 23 Read climate activist Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN By Gretchen Frazee "You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty words," Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. Continue reading