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An effective eye drug is available for $50. But many doctors choose a $2,000 alternative
By Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating The two drugs have been declared equivalently miraculous. Tested side by side in six major trials, both prevent blindness in a common old-age affliction. Biologically, they are cousins. They’re even made by the same … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug, Genentech, health, Health care in the United States, healthcare, Medicare
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A Record Number Of Americans Cant Afford Their Rent
By Bryce Covert Paying more than 30 percent of your income on rent is what experts call unaffordable. Yet the number of people who fall into that group has reached record numbers, according to a new report from the Joint … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable housing, business, Great Recession, poverty, Residential, United States
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Mandela’s radicalism often ignored by Western admirers
By Simon Hooper Nelson Mandela will be celebrated primarily for the dignity with which he emerged onto the world stage after decades in prison and for the forgiveness that he displayed toward his former enemies in forging a democratic, multiracial … Continue reading
A Vatican Soap Opera
By Barbie Latza Ndeau (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In what could be a scene straight out of The Thorn Birds, a once high-ranking priest will finally marry the mother of his child, who happens to be the daughter of a former … Continue reading
The pope vs. the bishops: Challenges to building a church for the poor
By Vinnie Rotondaro In under a year, Pope Francis has managed to rouse and inspire Catholics across the world with his calls of a “church for the poor.” He has done this without making any changes to church doctrine. Last … Continue reading
Pope Francis Sneaks Out Of The Vatican At Night To Serve The Homeless
By Scott Keyes The leader of the Catholic Church has been quietly sneaking out of the Vatican at night to minister to homeless residents, according to a new report. “Swiss guards confirmed that the pope has ventured out at night, … Continue reading
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Tagged Almoner, Catholic Church, homelessness, Pope, Pope Francis, Swiss Guard, Vatican
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The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
By Zoe Carpenter Miami. Baton Rouge. Jacksonville. Columbia, South Carolina: these are not the places that immediately come to mind when considering America’s HIV epidemic. But in the ranking of US cities with the highest HIV rates, they are numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Belt, Deep South, health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, life, New York City, Southern United States, United States
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Comcast taps JPMorgan on potential Time Warner Cable bid
By Soyoung Kim, Nicola Leske and Liana B. Baker Top U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice as it evaluates a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, people familiar with the matter said. … Continue reading
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Mandela, the Unapologetic Radical
By Vijay Prashad The warders called us by either our surnames or our Christian names. Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific ‘Mister.’ I pressed for this for many years, without success. Later, … Continue reading →