By Joshua Scheer Drop Site News reports that Gaza’s health system is on the brink of total collapse, as Israel continues to restrict the entry of life-saving medical aid despite a ceasefire that mandated full humanitarian access. Drop Site spoke with Dr. Mimi Syed, a U.S.-based physician who has volunteered in Gaza multiple times and […]
The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and totally subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to write about something that brought joy, discontent, or curiosity. Happy holidays. Every seventh cigarette, I think about how I am an idiot. Do I even need to […]
I have been on a multimonth mission to figure out why health care costs are going up. You can read all about it here. As part of that process, I spoke to people across the United States to hear about their experiences with health insurance. And let me tell you, it’s dire. Take a listen. […]
I just turned 26, which means I was unceremoniously booted off my parent’s health insurance and had to fend for myself in the wild west of American health care. For a freelancer like me, this meant I had to buy health care on the marketplace. First, I had to figure out what that even is. […]
Despite controversies and safety concerns, biotech firm Humacyte is pushing its cutting-edge lab-grown blood vessels for uses far beyond what regulators have allowed.