Capitalism vs Health

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide approaches 4 million and the pandemic could be with us for months or years, we look at who can access drugs like remdesivir, being developed by pharmaceutical giant Gilead, which has the patent for the drug and is poised to make massive profits. We look at how much drugs like remdesivir will cost, and who can access them, with writer Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, which campaigns for access to medicines in India, Brazil and South Africa.

Before the pandemic hit, the idea of a universal basic income was fringe policy in much of the developed world. But now that the economy is on life support and Canadians are being paid to stay away from work, the idea is looking more like common sense to many.

The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist has been attacked with falsehoods that he created the coronavirus and wants to profit from it.

Financial system Instex used for first time to send medical support to Iran as it battles severe coronavirus outbreak

Consumer Reports has found that plastics retain a "widespread" presence in food despite the health risks, and called on regulators to reassess the safety of plastics that come into contact with food during production.

Research suggests impact of pollution begins before conception by disrupting the development of the egg

🔥 Oct 19, 2024 - From Climate And Capitalism - The world is on track to produce 736 million tons of plastics each year by 2040 PLASTIC PLASTIC EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN WHAT WE DRINK |by Erik Assadourian (reposted, with permission, from Gaian Way) The image of smoldering plastic in a little pit on the side of the street, white wisps of smoke dancing…

335 votes, 106 comments. “That would mean that our brains today are 99.5% brain and the rest is plastic.” Any ideas how one can clear it out? There…

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

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The colonial legacy of healthcare is laid bare in an urgent study of how medicine has progressed – and who has been left behind

Dr. Mili Roy presents on the policies impacting Ontarians health. Access to primary care, climate change and environmental quality are among the critical is...

Brent Preston presents on Agriculture and Food Security policy and issues in Ontario at the OCEC Town Hall Vote! For Our Future.Brent Preston, President of F...

TikTokers migrated to RedNote (Xiaohongshu) ahead of the TikTok ban and had some eye-opening conversations with Chinese people about culture and systems of governance. As a result, Chinese people learned how dysfunctional America’s healthcare system is, and reacted by asking Americans questions about it and by comparing the cost of healthcare in China. Americans are also learning that there’s a surprising amount of support for Luigi Mangione among Chinese citizens on RedNote. In this video we discuss the interactions between Americans and Chinese people that’s been happening on the new #1 app in America. Sources: Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-rednote-2015942 British People React to American Healthcare (Video 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSFRWNzuOU British People React to American Healthcare (Video 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kll-yYQwmuM ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Mike's Book, 'Catalyze' is Now Available on All Major Retailers! Grab Your Digital or Paperback Copy Here: http://www.humanistreport.com/book.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Join Our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanistReport/ Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Subscribe to Our Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSKFAh2-y_xplp4gB_9X0w Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #RedNote #Xiaohongshu #TikTok #Healthcare

As America’s health crisis deepens, some experts are calling to “depoliticize” public health. But what we need isn’t less politics in health care — it’s a mass movement to transform our broken system into one that serves everyone.

Medical exploitation is an often overlooked part of Black history and partly explains the mistrust that members of the Black community have for the medical industry.

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

The "winners" of the annual Shkreli Awards—named after notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli and given to the 10 "worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare"—include a Texas medical school that sold body parts of deceased people without relatives' consent, an alleged multibillion-d...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay one Louisiana hospital’s full bi...

Based on a systematic analysis of environmental exposures associated with aging and mortality in the UK Biobank, the relative contributions of such exposures and genetic risk for mortality and a range of age-related diseases were compared, highlighting the potential beneficial effects of environment-focused interventions.

Makers of everything from snack food to knee implants are facing a potential threat from Novo Nordisk A/S’s powerful appetite-suppressing treatments. So they’re calling the drugmaker for advice.

Following the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, multiple major health insurance companies have taken their executive leadership pages offline.

While Reddit mods and admin try to keep up with the site's "no violence" terms of use, Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands of laughing emojis.

Below is the alleged short manifesto written by Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week. To

A new analysis by ProPublica shows that after Texas' 2021 abortion ban went into effect, pregnancy became far more dangerous.