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Trump Administration Announces Stricter Rules for Medicaid Work Requirement
By tightening an exception for people with serious illnesses, more of them may lose coverage. Source link
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa. Source link
Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought
A new study suggests using body mass index alone may miss many people with the disease, but the findings come with caveats. Source link
'Transformative' pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival time
People with advanced pancreatic cancer taking an experimental daily pill lived nearly twice as long as those receiving chemotherapy infusions Source link
Giant Stone Urns Hint at the Death Rites of a Lost People in Laos
Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported. Source link
Trump’s Fourth of July Fiasco Is Entirely His Fault
Jeet Heer America’s 250th anniversary celebrations are falling apart because of the president’s tawdry display of narcissism. The post Trump’s Fourth of July Fiasco Is Entirely His Fault appeared first on The Nation. Source link
Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba
David Montgomery The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy. The post Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba appeared first on The Nation. Source link
Upon Reflecting
Rob Rogers Dead pool. The post Upon Reflecting appeared first on The Nation. Source link
Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets
Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells that disappear as dementia progresses Source link
Do We Live in the Age of “Hyperpolitics”?
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins A conversation with the historian Anton Jäger about political polarization, the stagnation of the West, the collapse of mass politics in the 20th century. The post Do We Live in the Age of “Hyperpolitics”? appeared first on The Nation. Source link