More than 300 military sites are suspected of having water affected by toxic chemical known as PFAS, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG). EWG created an interactive map of the military bases whose water, says the group, could be impacted by runoff from foam firefighters use in training and emergency response. The EWG map […]
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REPORT: Officials knew about Flint poison risk
Internal company emails for one of the largest utility companies in the world reveal that senior executives were aware of the possibility that lead from the city’s pipes could be leaching into drinking water. That’s according to a recent article in The Guardian, written by Emily Holden, Ron Fonger, and Jessica Glenza. Citizens of Flint, […]
California Cell Phone Health Warning Survives Supreme Court Challenge
A 2016 Berkeley, California city ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to warn customers about the possible radiation dangers will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. A similar ordinance that required retailers to give buyers a warning that described cell phone emissions as a “possible carcinogen” had previously been successfully struck […]
Increasing Health Care Costs Cause Americans to Delay Treatment
Twenty-five percent (25%) of Americans say they delay treatment of a serious medical condition due to health care costs, according to a recent Gallup poll. Another 8% said they or a family member put off treatment for a less serious condition, bringing the total percentage of American households delaying health care to 33%, tying the […]
Hospitals will have to now tell you their prices. This is “yuge.”
The following is a news analysis. On my Sunday TV program Full Measure, I’ve done quite a bit of reporting on the capricious cost of medical services at hospitals and how hard it is to get pricing upfront. President Trump just instituted a new rule that will require hospitals to make that information available. This […]
Most Americans oppose govt.-only health care.
Only 17% of Americans say private health insurance should be banned. That’s according to a recent national survey by ScottRassmussen.com. By an overwhelming margin, respondents said if the federal government offers a national health insurance plan, Americans should still have the choice of buying private insurance. Eighty-three percent (83%) took this stance. Broken down by […]
Whooping cough outbreak among vaccinated in California: LA Times
The following is a news analysis. Many U.S. government and health officials have avoided addressing rising incidences of infectious disease outbreaks among vaccinated children. These officials choose instead to stay on the vaccine industry narrative of heaping blame on those who are partly vaccinated or unvaccinated. Click here for links to CDC resources, and Attkisson […]
E-cigarettes… and a question of why some health risks are publicized over others
The following is a news analysis. As many Americans know, there has recently been a fairly sudden and very public effort to draw attention to the health risks of e-cigarettes. This includes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issuing weekly tallies of injuries and the states where they occur. Among the highlights: most injuries are […]
