As the summer’s sunny days take hold, many people turn to outdoor exercise. But in parts of North America, pleasant weather often aligns with wildfire season. As summers get drier,…
Category: Anthropology
Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will reduce Medicaid spending by more than US$1 trillion over…
Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid
Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parenthood, a network of affiliated clinics that are the largest provider of reproductive health services in the U.S.…
Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. would lose their coverage through Medicaid – the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and…
Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose their coverage through Medicaid – the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and…
Speedballing – the deadly mix of stimulants and opioids – requires a new approach to prevention and treatment
Speedballing – the practice of combining a stimulant like cocaine or methamphetamine with an opioid such as heroin or fentanyl – has evolved from a niche subculture to a widespread…
The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands
On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling that preserves free preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, a popular benefit that helps approximately 150…
