Health Care

‘Obamacare’ vs. ‘Trumpsick’

This week, Republican senators are squabbling over the details of just how they plan to remove more than 20 million…

June 28, 2017

WHO Public Health Prize goes to Cuba

At its 70th World Assembly in Geneva on May 26, the World Health Organization unanimously bestowed its Public Health award…

June 2, 2017

Boston science marchers demand ‘harm reduction’ for people who use opioids

Thousands of nurses, doctors, lab technicians, environmental professionals, computer programmers and teachers rallied for Science on Boston Common April 22.…

May 10, 2017

Caravanistas meet Cuba hero doctors

On July 22, 2016, the 27th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan participants met in Cuba with doctors who were veterans…

March 22, 2017

U.S. gag rule garrotes global health

The first action President Trump took on his first work day in office was to sign a memorandum signaling a…

February 5, 2017

Zika spreads in U.S., is prevented in Cuba

Transmission of Zika is escalating in Florida. As of Aug. 24, the number of locally contracted Zika cases jumped to…

August 30, 2016

Zika: Crisis of the poor

As the thermometer soars past 90 degrees and Zika arrives in the Southern states, summer won’t be fun and games,…

June 12, 2016

Congreso paralizado mientras Zika azota

Mientras el Congreso estadounidense dota cientos de miles de millones de dólares a la expansión militar, reduce programas de salud…

June 1, 2016

Congress fiddles while Zika looms

While the U.S. Congress votes hundreds of billions of dollars for military expansion, it is squeezing health programs vital to…

May 26, 2016

Cuba, Puerto Rico and Zika

The Caribbean countries of Puerto Rico and Cuba, both located near the Zika hot zone, have similar peoples and climates…

April 3, 2016