A care in the world
While the term care economy is arguably an oxymoron, Tim Jackson, best-selling author of Prosperity without Growth and renowned ecological economist, is exploring what an economy that had care at …
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Metabolic Fractures in Piyungan: The Waste Emergency in Yogyakarta
Two to three motorbikes arrived in turns as I visited the Piyungan Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), late last August. One by one, …
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Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, …
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How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico – The famous red and white logo can be seen on almost every street. It is painted on the front of mom-and-pop stores. It is …
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Austerity in Brazil – the dangerous cuts
Neoliberal policies have infected both arms of politics in Brazil and its people are falling sick. Diogo Mazeron writes. After a very close and polarised election at the end of …
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Pressure mounts on publisher of Economist over ties to tobacco
Pressure is mounting on the publisher of the Economist over its commercial ties with the world’s three biggest tobacco companies, after numerous senior NHS and international health experts pulled out …
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France to invest €170 million in preventive healthcare innovations
The interministerial strategy, led by AIS and bringing together the Ministries of Health, Economy, and Education, was presented on Wednesday (28 August). It forms part of the healthcare component of France 2030, …
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Mum. How are cigarette companies allowed to still exist?
Hilary Sutcliffe explores why processed food firms are free to peddle poison and how mother can actually know best. Rumour has it that the Labour Party is set to take …
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How visas for social care workers may be exacerbating exploitation in the sector
The health and social care visa route was introduced in August 2020 as a response to labour shortages after Brexit and the COVID pandemic. Now, the independent chief inspector of …
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The NHS is Now So Under-Pressure People Want to Pay for Treatment, Poll Reveals
Just weeks after a damning survey revealed that less than a quarter of people are still satisfied with the NHS, a new poll has found that just more than a …
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