Lowery chronicles the art installations by the collective Gran Fury, including Kissing Doesn’t Kill and All People With Aids are Innocent, while also describing the tragic consequences AIDS was having on the members themselves.
Category: Healthcare
Distract and distort: Republicans declare Alito Court the victim after anti-Roe draft leaks
The extreme right wing has moved quickly to distract and distort in the wake of Politico’s publication of Samuel Alito’s draft opinion holding that the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was egregiously wrong.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts admits that leaked Alito draft is authentic
A draft of a majority opinion overturning the United States Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and leaked to Politico is authentic, Chief Justice John Roberts has admitted in a statement released by the Court.
President Biden pitches plan to lower the cost of essential drugs at appearance in Auburn
The 46th President spoke not for the ages, but of years as a widowed parent of two little boys who could not afford childcare even as a U.S. Senator, as an aneurysm patient cared for by nurses.
Transportation providers endanger health of traveling public in rush to abandon masking
The sudden policy shift, made with absolutely no regard for the potential adverse impacts on immunocompromised passengers, children, or those not wishing to travel in mask optional environments, is yet another development that will likely help prolong the pandemic — with deadly and ominous consequences.
COVID-19 Update: States, local governments consider drawdown of mask mandates
As the omicron wave begins to fade, states and local governments are considering changes to rules requiring the wearing of masks to protect against COVID-19.
COVID-19 Update: Supreme Court blocks vaccine/test mandate for large employers
The decision, which was criticized by the administration, was then followed by a second decision allowing a more modest mandate requiring healthcare workers at facilities receiving federal money to be vaccinated.
COVID-19 Update: New Secretary of State Steve Hobbs implements vaccine mandate
Hobbs’ predecessor Kim Wyman, a Republican, had chosen not to require employees reporting to her to be vaccinated, in a break with the rest of the state’s executive department.
COVID-19 Update: State, local governments place big orders for COVID-19 test kits
While the federal government is purchasing 500 million rapid tests to distribute free to the public in response to the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, governments in the Pacific Northwest have decided to acquire their own supply.
Need a fresh supply of good masks or COVID-19 at-home tests? Here’s where to get them
With community spread up and the risk of infection growing, now is a good time to stock up on essential protective supplies as well as reviewing safety protocols and reconsidering travel and gathering plans. Here are some recommendations.
COVID-19 Update: Governments ramp up testing as omicron looms over holiday season
Ahead of Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s, the Biden-Harris administration announced new steps to address the omicron variant, which is rapidly accounting for an increasing percentage of new coronavirus cases.
COVID-19 Update: Pandemic set to enter a new phase as omicron variant spreads
With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates.
COVID-19 Update: Young children are now vaccine-eligible, to the relief of many parents
With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates.
Book Review: Not-so-hidden racism and profit define the sickness of “American Healthcare”
Read NPI’s review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann.