health care

“Survival Mode” Amid Trump’s Health Care and Harm Reduction Cuts

The Trump administration continues to wage war on programs that keep people who use drugs healthy and alive. Experts fear…

February 9, 2026

TrumpRx Launches, Offering Drug Discounts as Long as You Pay Cash

On February 5 President Donald Trump launched TrumpRx.gov, a direct-to-consumer website listing pharmaceutical medications at reduced prices that the administration…

February 6, 2026

South Dakota Lawmakers Reject Bill to Let Dying People Use Medical Marijuana in Hospitals

A South Dakota legislative committee has rejected a bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis…

January 23, 2026

Smoking Should Not Be a Footnote in Cervical Cancer Prevention

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In 2022, there were an estimated 660,000 diagnoses and about…

January 6, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order to Move Marijuana to Schedule III

Marijuana will be federally rescheduled under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on December 18. The directive also…

December 18, 2025

Robotic Methadone Tech Not the Answer to Clinics’ Culture of Cruelty

The methadone clinic cartel is increasingly turning to technology in order to stay in control and expand its reach. Opioid…

December 17, 2025

BC Government Doubles Down on Forced Drug Treatment

The British Columbia government is doubling down on involuntary treatment for people who use drugs, fast-tracking a law to skirt…

December 16, 2025

Are Methadone Clinics Really “Evolving” Toward Harm Reduction?

“The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment” was the theme of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)…

November 24, 2025

People With COPD, Like My Husband, Are Being Failed

I was deep in thought at the store, flipping through my binder of coupons and trying to stretch our grocery…

November 19, 2025

Inside One Hospital, a Discreet Project Fights Doctors’ Nicotine Bias

Medical professionals are badly misinformed about nicotine, with severe and tragic consequences for patients’ health. There are people working hard…

November 12, 2025