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作为贫困和孤立的肝炎高涨在美国被遗忘的国家中持续存在

密歇根州发生的是该州历史上最大的甲型肝炎爆发。但密歇根州并不是独一无二的：在附近的俄亥俄州，印第安纳州和肯塔基州 – 以及远在圣地亚哥，盐湖城和纽约市 – 甲型肝炎病例数量急剧增加。

六月 26th, 2018

DETROIT -- The first signs that something was amiss surfaced in the weeks before the 2016 election, when public-health officials began to notice one patient after another walking into a clinic, or hospital emergency room in the Detroit metropolitan area complaining of the same symptoms: nausea and vomiting, pains in their stomach and joints,

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Jon Jeter

Jon Jeter is a published book author and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist with more than 20 years of journalistic experience. He is a former Washington Post bureau chief and award-winning foreign correspondent on two continents, as well as a former radio and television producer for Chicago Public Media’s “This American Life.”

Study: American Children Have A 43% Chance Of Being Born Into Poverty

“While food assistance, public health insurance, and other programs have certainly had a mitigating effect on poverty for many families, the fact remains that in the United States young children have close to a one in two chance of living on the brink of poverty.”

二月 10th, 2017

作者 NCCP

Study: American Children Have A 43% Chance Of Being Born Into Poverty

(REPORT) --- Out of all age groups, children are still most likely to live in poverty, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Using the latest available data from the American Community Survey, NCCP researchers found that in 2015,

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Corporations’ ‘Trade Secrets’ Trump Public Health

New database created to let consumers know if personal care products contain carcinogens, but ‘trade secrets’ claim lets companies skirt transparency

二月 03rd, 2014

作者 Andrea Germanos

Corporations’ ‘Trade Secrets’ Trump Public Health

Corporate power seems to be thwarting the public's right to know if the personal care products they use contain potentially harmful ingredients. As a result of the California Safe Cosmetics Act, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) earlier this month rolled out a searchable

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Officials Warn Of Toxic Smoke Near ND Derailment

None hurt in the derailment of oil-hauling train, but 2,400 asked to evacuate while air quality is tested.

十二月 31st, 2013

作者 Associated Press

Officials Warn Of Toxic Smoke Near ND Derailment

CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) — Many residents evacuated a southeastern North Dakota town overnight after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, and officials warned that acrid smoke could blow into the area. No one was hurt in Monday's derailment of the mile-long train that sent a great fireball and plumes of black smoke skyward about a

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Leaked Document Shows UN Split On America’s Drug War

Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador argue in the leaked draft that prohibition hasn’t worked and only benefits drug cartels and paramilitary groups.

十二月 04th, 2013

作者 Katie Rucke @katierucke

Leaked Document Shows UN Split On America’s Drug War

Over the weekend, the Guardian reported it had obtained a copy of a leaked United Nations’ document that revealed many countries are dissatisfied with the results of the U.S.-led “War on Drugs,” and have outlined a new, more-forgiving policy when it

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

NYC Moves To A Mandatory Under-21 Smoking Ban

Mini-cigars and flavored tobacco are holding up youth tobacco use. Can New York’s 21-and-under smoking ban stop it?

十一月 01st, 2013

作者 Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

NYC Moves To A Mandatory Under-21 Smoking Ban

During the course of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 12-year-tenure in office, he oversaw a litany of social health reforms to the nation’s largest city — including the banning of trans fats in restaurants, regulation of tanning salons, the requirement that calories must be posted on menus and the failed attempt to ban store-bought soft

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

大型科技巨头正在强迫进入美国的公共卫生系统

由IBM，Microsoft和Facebook等最强大的技术参与者组成的财团正在与医院网络合作，并与梵蒂冈和技术游说团体建立链接，以就技术在公共领域的未来作用进行对话。