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“This Is How Black People Get Killed”: Dr. Susan Moore Dies of

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“Bedlam”: Film Shows How Decades of Healthcare Underfunding …

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Pandemic Profiteers: Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical Debt …

WEBWe look at pandemic profiteering in the medical system as a new report by Kaiser Health News reveals some of the nation’s richest hospitals recorded hundreds of …

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“Legacy”: Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare …

WEBAMY GOODMAN: The book is titled Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. Dr. Uché Blackstock is an emergency medicine physician, CEO …

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Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer: A Public Health Pioneer Who …

WEBWe remember the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, a public health icon who spent decades building community health networks helping millions of poor people …

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Health Insurance Whistleblower: Medicare Advantage Is “Heist” by

WEBMany of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have made billions of dollars in profits by overbilling the U.S. government’s Medicare Advantage program. A …

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“The Myth of Normal”: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Illness and …

WEBIn an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, just out, called “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and …

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We Need a Public Health New Deal: Neoliberal Austerity & Private

WEBAMY GOODMAN: It’s been described as the public health failure of the century. As the global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic tops 34,000 with 723,000 …

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“Please Stop This War Against Us”: Gaza Doctor Begs for World’s …

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Sudan’s Healthcare on Brink Amid Fighting & Targeted Attacks on …

WEBFighting between rival military factions in Sudan targeting medical facilities has left the country’s healthcare system on the verge of collapse. With a limited amount …

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Dr. Uché Blackstock on “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with …

WEBBlackstock’s new book is called Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. Dr. Blackstock, her twin sister Oni and their mother Dale all …

Category:  Medicine Go Health

“The Worst of What Humanity Is Capable Of”: Pediatrician Dr.

WEBAlmost six months into Israel’s assault, Gaza’s health sector has been completely decimated. Before October 7, Gaza had 36 hospitals. Now only two are …

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“We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

WEBA damning new Human Rights Watch report documents the devastating human toll of fossil fuel projects in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, an 85-mile corridor …

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Health Workers Uncover 49 More Bodies at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital

WEBHeadline May 09, 2024. Elsewhere in Gaza, health workers uncovered another 49 bodies at the decimated Al-Shifa Hospital Wednesday. Most of the bodies …

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Sweden Provides Free Higher Education, Universal Healthcare, Free

WEBMedicare for All and tuition-free universities have been at the core of the 2020 Democratic presidential campaigns, creating a stark division between progressive …

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Ahead of “Sicko” Release, Michael Moore Brings

WEBAMY GOODMAN: Michael Moore’s campaign to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system has officially begun. On Tuesday, the Academy Award-winning …

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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Adviser Dr. Alice Rothchild on Gaza

WEBIsrael says it is responsible for an attack on a convoy of ambulances outside Gaza’s largest hospital on Friday that killed at least 15 people. Meanwhile, doctors in …

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Dr. Paul Farmer on African Ebola Outbreak: Growing Inequality in …

WEBAs the death toll from the West African Ebola outbreak nears 1,400, two American missionaries who received experimental drugs and top-notch healthcare have …

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Headlines for May 06, 2024 Democracy Now!

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DuPont vs. the World: Chemical Giant Covered Up Health Risks of …

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Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease & Pushing Drugs

WEBThe new documentary “Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease & Pushing Drugs” looks at how illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances …

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