Health and Disease

AIDS Movement Seizes Control AIDS Movement Seizes Control

Despite its controversy, World AIDS Day has demonstrated how vast and global the AIDS movement has gone. While the extent of AIDS advocacy was not as far-reaching then, in 1987 a b...

Dec 2, 2005 / Feature / Mark Gevisser

The Disappearing Flu Vaccine The Disappearing Flu Vaccine

Flu vaccine is in short supply this season, and the reason is that drug companies can't make as much money protecting us from disease as from developing expensive treatments for ni...

Nov 14, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

Germ Boys and Yes Men Germ Boys and Yes Men

Stewart Simonson is a former Amtrak corporate attorney with zero medical experience. So why is he in charge of emergency health and bioterrorism in the federal government?

Nov 9, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Scare Scenario Scare Scenario

It has all the makings of a horror flick, but panic over a possible bird flu pandemic is following a time-honored script: sensational media reports, profit-hungry drug manufacturer...

Oct 24, 2005 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel

The Red Cross: A Question of Competence The Red Cross: A Question of Competence

The Gulf Coast hurricanes have raised new questions about the integrity and competence of the American Red Cross to respond to national emergencies. In this report from The Nation...

Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Linda Heller

‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed ‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed

As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials...

Aug 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Sonia Shah

Cannabis Interrupted Cannabis Interrupted

The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.

Jul 13, 2005 / Herman Schwartz

Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness

America remains unprepared for a possible avian flu pandemic.

Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis

Plan B for Plan B Plan B for Plan B

The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.

Jun 29, 2005 / Ayelish McGarvey

Stiffed Stiffed

Thanks to the wonders of reproductive science, you too can have a virgin birth.

May 26, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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