public health
Cuba’s super-low infant mortality rate
January 4, 2017Cuban health officials attribute the stunningly low infant death rate to investments in primary care and public health infrastructure.
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Stand up for Flint’s children
January 19, 2016Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials should be held fully accountable for their role in the poisoning of the children of Flint.
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Poultry inspectors say new policy could prove lethal for consumers
June 10, 2014The proposal would allow plants to increase their line speeds up to 175 chicken carcasses per minute.
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Drug companies charged with deceiving public on prescription painkillers
May 22, 2014Companies obscured addictive effects of OxyContin, Percocet and other dangerous opioid painkillers, according to complaint filed on behalf of the People of the State of California.
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Public health care saved my wife’s life
March 26, 2013Llast year something dreadful came to my family. During a self-examination my wife discovered a lump in her breast. Adding to the anxiety my family had no healthcare insurance.
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