Health and Disease

A World of Hillbilly Heroin A World of Hillbilly Heroin

The hollowing out of America, up close and personal.

Aug 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco

Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil

Twenty-two “authors” of a fradulent article ghost-written by Glaxo won't feel the heat.

Aug 7, 2012 / Jon Wiener

The Hunger Wars in Our Future The Hunger Wars in Our Future

The summer of 2012 has been one of heat, drought, rising food costs and global unrest.

Aug 7, 2012 / Michael T. Klare

The NFL’s Concussion Culture

The NFL’s Concussion Culture The NFL’s Concussion Culture

Football players from the 1980s and 1990s are turning up dead.

Jul 27, 2011 / Feature / Nate Jackson

Censoring of Malawian Doctor Highlights Obama Administration’s Timidity on International Abortion Censoring of Malawian Doctor Highlights Obama Administration’s Timidity on International Abortion

Dr. Chisale Mhango wanted to present research on the harm illegal abortion does to Malawian women. USAID decided that ran afoul of the Helms Amendment.

Mar 11, 2011 / Sharon Lerner

The Best Healthcare News You Didn’t Hear This Week The Best Healthcare News You Didn’t Hear This Week

How is it that one of the most incredibly important and far-reaching new health policies of the twenty-first century went into effect this past week, and you probably haven’t...

Jan 21, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

The Verdict on Drug Courts The Verdict on Drug Courts

Drug courts have helped some addicts recover. But they may be delaying expansion of treatment programs that will best reduce harms from addiction.

Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Tracy Velázquez

How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout? How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout?

Why we're losing the war against influenza.

Jul 15, 2010 / John M. Barry

Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured

Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?

Feb 9, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare

Here are some ways to cut costs and improve outcomes no matter what happens to healthcare reform in Washington.

Jan 14, 2010 / The Nation

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