Why won’t the US agree to human rights treaties?
On July 30, US ambassador Susan Rice signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), joining …Continue Reading
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Health care reformers look to low-cost examples of quality care
Many medical professionals and politicians looking toward alternative methods of providing health care are finding examples of communities within the …Continue Reading
Why “health insurance reform” fails to meet human rights principles
Now that the President has officially designated the ongoing health care reform efforts as “health insurance reform,” we can stop …Continue Reading
US Food safety: Federal government promises action in the wake of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks
E. coli O157:H7 is back. Again. This time the pathogenic bacterium was found in beef and, perhaps more alarmingly, in …Continue Reading
A “Historic Failure”: American Indian Health Care Suffers
The president’s 2010 budget for the Indian Health Service, the organization that provides federal health services to American Indians, tops …Continue Reading
Insurance companies refuse to end practice of rescission
Even after the media reported that health insurer Blue Cross rewarded employees for canceling policies of individuals with serious illnesses, …Continue Reading
New reports warn of the human cost to global climate change
Two recent reports emphasize that significant global climate change has already begun, and that it has had “catastrophic” effects on …Continue Reading
What role should pharmaceutical companies play in improving global health?
A recent editorial by the Lancet asserts that pharmaceutical companies have the responsibility to improve access to health, and that …Continue Reading
