After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House raceIn a district shaken by deaths of 11 workers, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces a stiff challenge to keep her seat On a misty morning in May in south-west Washington state, Laura Oltmann, a 41-year-old dietitian, had barely clocked in when an unfamiliar overhead announcement echoed through the hospital. “We get overhead pages for different types of…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →HealthEconomy
Medicare for All remains key pressure point for Democrats before midtermsThe idea of universal health coverage in the US is embraced by party’s left but often considered a liability by centrists Last week, 1,500 unionized nurses gathered in a large conference room at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco to cheer for a cause they’ve championed for years: Medicare for All. Considered a radical and even fringe idea for decades,…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →HealthGovernment
