truthout • Jan 21, 2026
Mamdani and Sanders Join Picket Line as NYC Nurses’ Strike Enters 10th Day
One contract priority is keeping ICE out of medical facilities, says nurse and lead strike organizer Michelle Gonzalez.
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Democracy Now • Jan 21, 2026
NYC Nurses' Strike Enters 10th Day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders Join Picket Line
The largest nurses’ strike in New York City history has reached its 10th day, as negotiations stall. Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are fighting for a contract that includes higher pay, a staffing increase to manage patients, improved benefits and workplace protections against violence. Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined the picket line at Mount Sinai West Tuesday with the New York State Nurses Association. “This is a fight for our patients,” says Michelle Gonzalez, a nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, who notes one of the nurses’ priorities in contract negotiations “is to have ICE officers not be allowed into our facilities.”
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Gates Foundation and OpenAI launch $50M AI health program in Africa
Horizon1000 will begin operations in Rwanda.
truthout • Jan 20, 2026
Public Health Groups Sue CDC and RFK Jr. Over New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
Polling shows a deep distrust of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his role.
truthout • Jan 19, 2026
How Ciji Graham Died While Waiting for an Abortion in North Carolina
The young mother was denied urgent treatment for her heart condition due to her pregnancy.
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BreakThrough News Video • Jan 17, 2026
‘ERs Are Horror Shows’— Nurses Launch Largest Strike in NYC History
Scheer Post • Jan 17, 2026
When Insurance Says No, Children Pay the Price
A new California bill aims to rein in mental health coverage denials that leave kids without care.
Jezebel • Jan 16, 2026
About 1.4 Million Fewer Americans May Now Have Health Insurance, Thanks to Spiking ACA Premiums
Some 1.4 million people who had health insurance through the ACA last year don't have it now, as premiums become too expensive to afford.
Semafor • Jan 16, 2026
Trump swerves on health care subsidies
The president’s new health care plan doesn’t mention the enhanced Obamacare subsidies that lapsed at the end of 2025.
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RFK’s Overhauled Autism Committee Is Even Worse Than It Looks
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RFK Jr. Was Raw Milk’s Biggest Fan. Now He Won’t Return Industry Calls.
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A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
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