France: The Orpea Scandal in Nursing Homes
A scandal has started in France about the quality of care in Orpea nursing homes. …
A scandal has started in France about the quality of care in Orpea nursing homes. …
As Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is finishing its second week of the current semester, it …
Are the CDC’s new looser guidelines based on science, or economic considerations? …
The following video report was put out by the New York Times. It is a …
A new COVID vaccine is in the works that is intended to be produced at a low cost and with no patent protections, making it capable for others to produce it. …
The Supreme Court just voted down vaccine mandates, undermining the ability of OSHA to maintain a safe working environment. …
Hundreds of Marylanders are being notified that they may have received ineffective vaccine doses. …
A personal account from a worker at a COVID testing clinic. …
The reason that free or affordable tests and masks haven’t been available in the U.S. until now is the same reason we’ve been stuck in this COVID crisis – this system prioritizes profits above health and safety. …
Por mucho que todo el mundo esperara que el año 2022 pudiera ser el comienzo de una nueva fase en esta pandemia, a cada paso las prioridades de este sistema siguen prolongándola. …
The Theranos verdict not only shows that profits and investors matter more than people in this society. It also shows once again that lying and fraud are an everyday part of life in our capitalist economy. …
Why is that after almost two years of the pandemic, it is so challenging to get a COVID test that many have to wait in line for hours? …
The heads of the pharmaceutical industry are more interested in making as much profits as possible by primarily selling their vaccines to the wealthiest nations rather than to distribute them equitably around the world to wipe out COVID. …
On January 1st, nearly 6,000 seniors in Maryland are expected to lose coverage for having the wrong medicare insurance plan. …
In the French West Indies, Guadeloupe and Martinique, an explosive social movement has been underway for weeks against the imposition of mandatory vaccination in workplaces and the institution of a health pass. …
Shutting down travel to supposedly fight the spread of the virus is nothing but political theater and feeds into racism. …
Why do members of the Supreme Court have the right to make such important and intimate decisions for us. …
On Tuesday, November 9, Oklahoma’s Supreme Court overturned its 2019 ruling that Johnson and Johnson was financially liable for its role in the opioid epidemic. …
Why should a personal healthcare decision like having an abortion – one that is deeply personal and often complex and emotional – be judged by the Supreme Court? …
Over 700 stationary engineers have been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities. …
On October 2, in over 600 protests, thousands of people gathered across all 50 states in the U.S. to defend abortion access. …
Deaths from opioid overdoses have increased in the United States as people face psychological distress from the unmitigated pandemic. …
In Raj Patel’s latest book and Rupa Marya’s debut title, “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the …
On Wednesday President Biden announced new plans to help the global vaccination effort, saying now is not the time for “half-measures or middle-of-the-road ambitions. We need to go big and we need to do our part.” This is an ironic statement, considering the U.S.’s repeated lack of commitment to the measures that would be needed to end this global pandemic. …
On September 14, the number of recorded deaths from COVID-19 in the United States reached 663,913, the equivalent of 1 in 500 Americans. …
Companies that make test kits can charge what they want and get fat off this health disaster, even if it means most people won’t have access to the care they need. …
A study ranked the United States’ healthcare system poorly amongst those of 11 wealthy nations. …
The pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson recently announced that it reached a $230 million settlement with New York State after being sued for its role in creating the opioid crisis. But what is justice in this system? …
The nurses won with a majority of 70 percent, but their fight is hardly over. …
During the Spring of 2020, an estimated 5.4 million people who lost their jobs, also lost their health insurance. …
There have recently been a number of demonstrations led by healthcare workers …
Workers at Highland Hospital are walking out for the safety of their patients and themselves …
5.4 million people lost health insurance coverage in the U.S. during the pandemic between February and May …
Nurses at St. Rose Hospital fight back! …
COVID-19 is not the only virus that needs to be stopped, but also for profit healthcare …
The family of Breonna Taylor, the woman shot down in her home by cops, is still demanding justice …
In mid-May there was a big announcement regarding the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. …
For several weeks, Trump has been playing on the distress of millions of us who have lost our jobs to rev up support for re-opening businesses …
For months, hospital staff in France have been fighting for better pay. Then, during the crisis, they were sent to the front without ammunition: a lack of PPE …
We are living through one of the greatest health crises in world history. So why are so many U.S. health care workers out of work? …
Politicians are rushing to reopen the economy and they don’t care how many coffins they fill. …
Report From Someone Trying to Roll Out Accurate Testing and Reporting at a Huge Public University …
How is it that being poorer means I pay more for health coverage instead of less? …
On April 13th, Highland Hospital fired a nurse for wearing a trash bag as a gown. …
Perhaps the pandemic can bring about new ways of training and educating healthcare workers. …
Report From a Skilled Nursing Facility: we were already navigating a health care crisis …
Today, nurses reminded Kaiser admin that there are no excuses for their despicable behavior. …
Poetry from an Oakland Kaiser Worker …
From a Mental Health Hotline Worker: No one is in this alone. …
Frontline Health Care Worker in North Jersey: Our frontline workers are in a chokehold. …
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