Category Archives: Health News

A better informed society can prevent lead poisoning disasters

Six years after it began, the Flint, Michigan, water crisis remains among the highest-profile emergencies in the United States. Extensive iron and lead corrosion of the water distribution system in Flint, coupled with lead release, created “red water” complaints, rapid loss of chlorine disinfectant and an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease that killed 12 people. State… Read More »

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at Age 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died September 18 after a long battle with cancer. According to a statement issued by the court, she was surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 https://t.co/V0b7oSFYPy — NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 18, 2020 Ginsburg… Read More »

Emails Show Top HHS Officials Tried To Silence CDC Scientists

Topline Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services tried to silence Centers for Disease Control staffers and question their research amid months of clashes between the CDC and the Trump administration, emails obtained by the New York Times show. Michael Caputo arrives at the Hart Senate Office building to be interviewed by Senate… Read More »