It’s 2019 and Female Pilots Are Still Fighting Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace
Airlines are “no stranger to sex stereotypes,” but a group of pilots and flight attendants are pushing back on that.Thomas_EyeDesign/Getty Back in 2013, Shannon Kiedrowski was 11 years into her dream job as a pilot at Frontier Airlines when she gave birth to her second child. On her first day back from maternity leave, a…
Health Officials in “Cancer Alley” Will Study if Living Near a Controversial Chemical Plant Causes Cancer
Louisiana health officials plan to knock on every door within 2.5 kilometers of the controversial Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St. John the Baptist Parish in hopes of determining exactly how many people in the neighborhood have developed cancer. Neighbors say the inquiry, first announced in late August, is long overdue. The Denka plant is…
The Debate Showed How Warren Is Closer to Sanders on Health Care Than the Online Left Would Have You Believe
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta on November 20, 2019.John Bazemore/AP On the morning of Wednesday’s Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren received what was surely a welcome boost: Health care activist Ady Barkan, who has devoted his life to improving American health care as he slowly dies from ALS,…
This Report Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Every Child. Its Authors Hope Congress Will Listen.
Dr. Stephen Teach guides Jeffery Ulmer through listening to his daughter’s asthmatic breathing while mother Farisa Walsh sits by on Thursday, October 3, 2013, in Washington, DC.Jahi Chikwendiu/Getty On Monday, some of the authors of the annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, a massive report compiled by 120 health and climate experts from…
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s “Conscience Rule” to Deny Health Care on Religious Grounds
People gather at the state capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Sacramento, California, in May.Rich Pedroncelli/AP The Trump administration’s “conscience rule,” which would have allowed health care providers to refuse to offer services such as abortions, contraceptive care, and vaccinations that they disagree with on religious or moral grounds, was declared unconstitutional by…
Obamacare Premiums Are Down and Consumer Choice Is Up
Tomek_Pa/Shutterstock With Obamacare open enrollment starting November 1, people looking to buy health insurance can expect lower premiums and a greater selection of insurers to choose from overall. Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail the Affordable Care Act—and a lawsuit that threatens the future of Obamacare—the 2020 market shows signs of increasing stability. While…