4. The Politics of Health

The Trump administration has reportedly given the personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as part of President Trump’s sweeping deportation agenda. Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) handed over a dataset on Medicaid enrollees in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington, D.C., according…

Every time I post about vaccine science, the responses are swift and predictable: “Where was the evidence for the lockdowns and the masks?” The question carries the weight of genuine frustration. For…

Although the Nordic countries experienced relatively low pandemic excess mortality, the impact and timing of excess mortality differed substantially. These estimates-arguably the most accurate available for any region in capturing pandemic-related excess deaths-may inform future research and policy …

Lockdowns were widely adopted worldwide during the COVID 19 pandemic and have been hotly debated ever since. What lessons can be drawn for future pandemics?

Most of the world went into lockdowns in March 2020 response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but what has been the impact in those that didn't impose strict restrictions?

If you live in the United States and feel like everything is caving in around you, like you are being attacked and fleeced from every angle, like you can’t breathe, like you can’t ever seem to catch a break despite doing everything seemingly right, like you are on the verge of a mental-health crisis and/or homelessness, your feelings are justified. We are living in the middle of widespread societal breakdown. We are witnessing the erosion of an empire. We are experiencing the effects of a rotten system (capitalism) coming to its inevitable conclusion. Simply put, the capitalist class and their two political parties have run out of ways to steal from us. Because we have nothing left for them to take. So, the system is responding like a vampire who is unable to find the blood it needs to survive… erratic, rabid, frenzied, and increasingly desperate and violent, while frantically searching for new avenues of exploitation to keep it churning.

A look inside the Department of Health and Human Services document citing vaccine misinformation that could influence congressional perceptions.

Even without a positive COVID test, lasting symptoms can persist for months. A new study challenges assumptions about recovery and urges broader support for COVID-like illnesses.

Jess Steier, DrPH, David Higgins, MD, MPH, Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD, and Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH Disclaimer: This article reflects the state of knowledge and public health guidance when writing…

The new board members selected by Kennedy "don’t have the technical capacity" to make sound decisions, one critic said.

Dr F. Perry Wilson reviews disturbing data about the accumulation of nanoplastics in the human body.

A quick clip from ’Penn + Teller: Bulls*it!’ that sums up the benefits of vaccinating children went viral amid the still-ongoing pandemic.

World-renowned physician Gabor Maté’s new book examines the profound physical and psychological harms of “normal” capitalist society, which makes a small minority very well-off while sowing illness and despair on a vast scale.

Click here to view original web page at jacobin.com Dr Gabor Maté is a world-renowned author and physician, best known for his work on trauma, addiction, and childhood development. His books bring together science, myth, case studies, and his own personal history — from his beginnings in Nazi-occupied Budapest to his participation in the radical […]

The renowned physician and author explores the links between trauma and illness in his new book, "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture."

What’s the connection between the increase in chronic diseases, mental illness and drug addiction in our society today?

In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.” “The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people,” says Maté, who argues in his book that “psychological trauma, woundedness, underlies much of what we call disease.” He says healing requires a reconnection between the mind and the body, which can be achieved through cultivating a sense of community, meaning, belonging and purpose. Maté also discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the “mechanization of birth,” how the lack of social services for parents has led to “a massive abandonment of infants,” and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.

An interview on health and politics – Two physicians discuss the political economy of human well-being.

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Burnout and disillusionment among physicians are not personal failings but rational responses to a profit-driven health care system that devalues healing and demands unsustainable sacrifice.

Of all the jerks out there peddling anti-vaccine propaganda, the worst offender is Andrew Wakefield. He's been at it for almost 30 years, being the original ...

Kerri Rivera claims her chemical ‘protocol’ rids children of parasites — but experts warn it poses serious health risks

How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

A CDC report finds that pregnant women with COVID-19 at delivery face a nearly 2X risk of stillbirth, and a 4X risk from the Delta variant.