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NOW: United Airlines Faces Massive Religious Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID Shot Mandates

Updated 5:34 AM EDT, Thu March 12, 2026

A federal appeals court just cleared the way for a mass religious discrimination lawsuit against United Airlines, making it one of the largest such cases in history due to the number of plaintiffs involved, along with its potential scope. The case centers on the airline’s 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate and how it handled employees seeking…Continue reading NOW: United Airlines Faces Massive Religious Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID Shot Mandates

HCQIA: The Federal Law Allowing Hospitals to Target Good Physicians and How to Reform It

Updated 4:15 AM EST, Fri December 12, 2025

By now, much of the public knows, or should know, not to step foot into a hospital without a trusted loved one or a patient advocate by their side. Many have heard the horror stories of hospitals holding people against their will, attempting to take children from parents for not consenting to treatments, or physicians…Continue reading HCQIA: The Federal Law Allowing Hospitals to Target Good Physicians and How to Reform It

ACIP December 5th, 2025: The CDC’s Most Important Vote to Date

Updated 7:46 AM EST, Wed November 26, 2025

On Friday, December 5th, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will face arguably its most important vote in recent times – the fate of the hepatitis B vaccine given on day one of life. In September, ACIP members voted 11 to 1 to delay further discussions…Continue reading ACIP December 5th, 2025: The CDC’s Most Important Vote to Date

Study estimates 15,000 cancer cases could stem from chemicals in California tap water

A new study finds that drinking tap water in California over the course of a lifetime could increase the risk of cancer.Researchers from the environmental advocacy group Environmental Working Group estimated that the contaminants found in public water systems in California could contribute to about 15,500 cancer cases there over the course of a lifetime. These contaminants include chemicals…Continue reading Study estimates 15,000 cancer cases could stem from chemicals in California tap water

Updated 6:26 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2019

Roundup Cancer Attorneys Release New Monsanto Papers Documents

April 24, 2019 – Los Angeles, California – – The law firm of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman made public today hundreds of pages of newly de-classified internal Monsanto documents, including company email exchanges, reports, studies and other memoranda. Carey Gillam writes:Newly released internal Monsanto records show fresh evidence of the measures the company has taken…Continue reading Roundup Cancer Attorneys Release New Monsanto Papers Documents

Updated 4:28 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2019

Did JetBlue Profile Its Jewish Passengers?

A passenger on a JetBlue flight stopped at John F. Kennedy International Airport tonight at about 9 p.m. was evaluated and cleared following concerns that they were infected with measles, officials said. The plane was secured at a JFK handstand area after it landed in New York from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, WPIX…Continue reading Did JetBlue Profile Its Jewish Passengers?

Updated 10:34 AM EDT, Mon April 29, 2019

Canadian Study: One in Five Kids May Have a Mental Disorder

One in five children and teens in Ontario has a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider, according to the findings of the latest Ontario Child Health Study (OCHS). The large-scale survey, called the 2014 OCHS for when data collection started, included 10,802 children and youth ages…Continue reading Canadian Study: One in Five Kids May Have a Mental Disorder

Updated 10:08 AM EDT, Mon April 29, 2019

FDA expands blood pressure drug recall for fifth time this year

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will expand its recall of blood pressure medicines to include four lots of losartan after they were found to contain a cancer-causing chemical. This is the fifth recall in 2019; over the past year, dozens of batches of medications used to treat hypertension have been recalled…Continue reading FDA expands blood pressure drug recall for fifth time this year

Updated 7:09 PM EDT, Sun April 28, 2019

America’s Social & Medical Turning Point

By Jefferey Jaxen 2019 has seen a rapid acceleration of the Overton window with respect to the conversation, as well as the political and social moves, surrounding the vaccine debate. The Overton window is a term for the range of ideas tolerated in public discourse. Before California’s Senate Bill 277 passed, few in the state…Continue reading America’s Social & Medical Turning Point

Updated 3:00 PM EDT, Sun April 28, 2019