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In The Trial Of Lindsay Clancy, Capitalism Is The Guilty Party

August 6, 2026 Mike Pappas and Charlotte White, Left Voice. , , , , ,
Massachusetts nurse and young mother Lindsay Clancy began receiving medical treatment for postpartum anxiety in late 2022. Between then and January 2023, she sought out care from a psychiatrist, a therapist, and two nurse practitioners. Clancy was initially diagnosed with chronic generalized anxiety disorder and with adjustment disorder with depressed mood. She was prescribed various medications, but her symptoms continued to get worse, leading to additional diagnoses of postpartum bipolar disorder and mania. She checked herself into a day program for patients experiencing postpartum depression.

Kentuckians Deliver The Demand For Improved Medicare For All

August 1, 2026 Kay Tillow, Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care. , , ,
On July 30, 2026, Medicare’s 61st birthday, Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care delivered a demand for passage of Improved Medicare for All to Congresspersons in four Kentucky Congressional Districts. The deliveries took place at the Prestonsburg office of Rep. Hal Rogers of the 5th Congressional District, at the Lexington office of Rep. Andy Barr of the 6th CD, at the LaGrange office of Rep. Thomas Massie of the 4th CD, and at the Louisville office of Rep. Morgan McGarvey of the 3rd CD. Pikeville’s Mountain Top News covered the event in Prestonsburg and interviewed medical student Justin Garrett.

Rochester Nurses Stood With Their Nonunion Co-Workers

July 31, 2026 Will McMahon, Labor Notes. , , , , , ,
What should union workers do when their nonunion co-workers come under attack? When our health care system in Rochester, New York, announced deep cuts to employee health benefits last November, “we started hearing from people right away,” said critical care nurse Carmen Camelio, president of the Rochester Union of Nurses & Allied Professionals. “And not just members. “We knew we had to do something, and we had to bring people in fast,” he said. In the span of days, union and nonunion workers came together to build a campaign that crossed job titles and worksites, forced the boss to backpedal, and inspired a wave of new organizing.

Rural Hospitals Disappearing, Nurses Say Medicare For All Is Only Hope

July 28, 2026 Luis Martinez, People's World. , , ,
Sturgis, MI — For 101 years, Sturgis Hospital stood as a cornerstone of healthcare in southwest Michigan. But on June 19, the doors closed for good. It is but the latest casualty in a decades-long assault on public health infrastructure and an economic system that prioritizes profits over people. The closure came with staff being given a mere 72 hours’ notice before entirely ceasing operations. That left the registered nurses, represented by the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA), and hundreds of other healthcare workers scrambling to figure out what to do.

Rochester Nurses Stood With Their Nonunion Co-Workers

July 24, 2026 Will McMahon, Labor Notes. , , , ,
What should union workers do when their nonunion co-workers come under attack? When our health care system in Rochester, New York, announced deep cuts to employee health benefits last November, “we started hearing from people right away,” said critical care nurse Carmen Camelio, president of the Rochester Union of Nurses & Allied Professionals. “And not just members. “We knew we had to do something, and we had to bring people in fast,” he said. In the span of days, union and nonunion workers came together to build a campaign that crossed job titles and worksites, forced the boss to backpedal, and inspired a wave of new organizing.

Moms Of Black Babies More Likely To Be Flagged To Police

July 22, 2026 Jill Castellano and Shoshana Walter, People's World. , , , ,
The mothers of Black newborns are more likely than those of White newborns to be referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy, according to The Marshall Project’s new analysis of child welfare data from eight states. The referrals are often the result of unreliable hospital drug tests performed at childbirth that are easily misinterpreted and produce false positive results as much as half of the time, which can prompt incorrect reporting to child welfare and law enforcement authorities.

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Reports On The Atrocities Being Committed In Gaza

July 13, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , , , ,
July 2 marked 1,000 days of the current phase of escalated genocide of Palestinians, particularly in Gaza. The Israeli military continues bombing and murdering Palestinians daily despite a ceasefire and blockading food, medicines and other supplies from entering Gaza. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma surgeon from the United States who has volunteered in Gaza twice and has spoken out about the atrocities being committed there. He reports on the state of the healthcare system and the illegal detention and torture of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and other Palestinians. Dr. Sidhwa makes the critical point that the United States is behind and responsible for all of the crimes being committed by the Zionist state.

What’s Been Lost In Medicine Is Shameful In Psychiatry

July 12, 2026 Bruce E. Levine, Counter Punch. , , ,
That is striking about The Lost Art of Healing (1996) is that its author Bernard Lown (1921-2021), the renowned cardiologist who pioneered life-saving technological advances, makes clear that vital to heart health and recovery are human relationships that are being increasingly ignored in technology-worshipping medicine. For Lown, two relationship areas that are critical in heart health and recovery are: (1) the relationship between the physician and the patient; and (2) the relationships between patients with their partners, family members, and other significant people in their lives.

VA Care Eliminates Poor Outcomes For African American Veterans

July 8, 2026 Ernest Moy, MD, Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute. , , ,
Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the US and racial disparities are common. Compared with White men, African American men are 33% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease and 16% more likely to die from cancer. Compared with White women, African American women are 32% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease and 10% more likely to die from cancer. Over the past two decades, evidence has accumulated indicating that racial disparities observed in the general population are eliminated among Veterans who receive care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and that African American Veterans treated at VHA actually fare better than White Veterans on a number of cardiovascular disease metrics.

Medicare Advantage Companies Bank Billions In Bonuses

July 8, 2026 Brandon Novick, Center for Economic Policy and Research. , , ,
After stealing hundreds of billions of dollars from taxpayers, insurance companies in the Medicare Advantage program are going to face significant government action. And significant government action, in this case, means that the federal government is going to award an estimated $13 billion to the insurers in bonus payments. These bonuses are not officially a direct reward for insurance companies exploiting taxpayers, but they are emblematic of a completely broken system. Quality bonuses in the Medicare Advantage program are meant to reward insurers for providing high-quality plans to seniors and others who qualify for Medicare.

Oklahoma Joins States Banning Medicaid For Gender Affirming Care

July 7, 2026 Raven Raevsky, People's World. , , ,
Oklahoma has joined a growing list of states targeting trans healthcare. And it’s no longer only minors whose health access is under attack, as the legislature there passed a law in May that targets gender affirming care for adults. The law, SB 904, takes a dual-track approach to restricting access.  The first is suspending the ability of the state’s public funds and Medicaid program (called SoonerCare) to pay for gender affirming treatments; the second is barring public properties from administering gender affirming care to patients, including both minors and adults.

Gaza’s 1000-Day Siege: A Catastrophic Humanitarian Collapse

July 6, 2026 Lee Siu Hin, Palestine Watch. , , , ,
As the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip marks its 1000th day on July 2, 2026, the enclave of over 2.1 million Palestinians stands on the brink of total humanitarian collapse. 70 % The Gaza Strip is under occupation control following the expansion of the "Yellow Line," amid ongoing displacement of border communities The Israeli Occupied Forces (IOF) siege has systematically dismantled every foundational pillar of human survival: healthcare infrastructure, food security, clean water access, educational systems, and psychological well-being.

Medicaid Work-Rule Fight Grows As New Yorkers Lose Coverage

July 5, 2026 Harris Butler, Nation of Change. , , ,
Nearly half a million moderate-income New Yorkers began losing health insurance on July 1, the first major wave of coverage losses tied to the Republican tax and spending law enacted last year. Days earlier, 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over new Medicaid work rules that could strip coverage from eligible people who cannot navigate new paperwork requirements. Together, the two developments show how the health care cuts are moving from Washington policy fights into clinics, enrollment offices, and household budgets.

More Than 4,000 Mass General Brigham Nurses To Strike On July 8

June 28, 2026 Beth Treffeisen, Portside. , , , ,
Approximately 4,500 nurses and clinicians at two Mass General Brigham units will walk off the job on July 8 unless hospital executives reach new labor agreements, setting the stage for what the union says will be the largest nurses’ strike in Massachusetts history. The Massachusetts Nurses Association issued the required 10-day strike notice, saying workers are seeking contracts that include competitive wages, affordable health insurance, investments in the permanent nursing workforce, and stronger protections for patient care. The planned walkout includes more than 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and about 450 clinicians at Mass General Brigham Home Care.

Coordinated Protests Hit Attack On Transgender Youth Health Care

June 26, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha. , , ,
New York – During evening rush hour, the Gender Liberation Movement and ACT UP NY held protests outside three New York City health care monopolies that cut off gender-affirming care to transgender youth earlier this year: Mount Sinai, NYU Langone and NewYork-Presbyterian.  The sudden end of this life-saving care came in response to executive orders and threats by the Trump administration. None of these carried the weight of law or official regulations.  New York State law provides legal protections against persecution for youth, families and health care providers. That didn’t matter to the hospital profiteers.
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