by Nour Abo Aisha | Apr 24, 2026 | disease, Displacement, Gaza, Israel, News Analysis, Palestine, Public Health, public health crisis, tent camps
In Gaza, displaced families are locked in a relentless battle. Since February 2026, a new terror has emerged: Predatory rodents are shredding the tents that residents spent years pleading for at aid organizations and have also begun attacking and biting humans. This has created a state of panic across the camps. Parents now take shifts through the night, standing guard to protect their sleeping…
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by Derek Seidman | Apr 19, 2026 | AI, Arizona, data centers, Disinformation, Energy, Environmental Justice, Interview, Memphis, misinformation, Organizing, Pollution, Public Health, Resistance, tucson, Water, Wisconsin, xAI
The prolific construction of massive data centers that house the physical computing power for artificial intelligence (AI) is galvanizing resistance in localities across the United States. Communities are fighting back against the billionaire tech and financial power behind these projects and their numerous harms, from their noise and pollution to their hyperconsumption of water and electricity.
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by Eman Abu Zayed | Apr 15, 2026 | environmental crisis, explosives, Gaza, Israel, malnutrition, maternal health, News Analysis, Palestine, Pollution, Public Health, Toxins, War, weapons
In Gaza, the effects of war do not end when the bombing stops. Beyond the rubble and debris, a silent health crisis is emerging affecting the most vulnerable, particularly pregnant women and their children. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2023, maternity wards have reported alarming increases in miscarriages, premature births, and rare congenital disabilities.
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by Sharon Zhang | Apr 1, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, News, Public Health, Sanctions
On Tuesday, Israel struck a major pharmaceutical factory in Tehran that is one of the country’s top producers of cancer drugs and anaesthetics, the Iranian government said. The facility belongs to Tofigh Daru Research and Engineering Company. It made drugs that are crucial for use in hospitals and operating rooms, officials said. “During the US and Zionist regime attacks on civilian…
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by Jake Johnson | Mar 31, 2026 | health care, Hospitals, Medicaid, News, Public Health
The unprecedented Medicaid cuts that US President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans approved last summer are putting hundreds of hospitals across the country at high risk of cutting services or permanently shutting their doors, a potentially devastating outcome for millions of poor Americans that was repeatedly predicted ahead of time. The advocacy group Public Citizen released a…
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by Alex Nguyen | Mar 26, 2026 | Dilley, ICE, immigration, immigration jails, Measles, News, Public Health, Vaccines
An explosion of reported measles cases in Texas’ federal detention facilities broke through to the public last month, infecting at least four El Paso residents who worked in one of the centers and potentially exposing the highly contagious disease to the wider population, according to emails obtained by The Texas Tribune through record requests. The emails also reveal that as they grappled…
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