Helen Santoro

16 hours ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

Top Senate Democrats are probing President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service over “unusually timed contributions” uncovered by The Lever. The new scrutiny of the donations — which Democrats say “potentially violate federal bribery laws” — comes less than a week before the long-delayed Senate confirmation hearings for former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)’s IRS nomination. In letters released on Thursday, Sens.

5 days ago | jacobin.com | Helen Santoro

Once confirmed as the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr promised a new era of “radical transparency” — but instead, he’s made the agencies he oversees even more opaque. In February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which Kennedy oversees, removed thousands of pages of medical information for doctors, from HIV protocols to guidance on contraception and transgender health care.

1 week ago | levernews.com | Helen Santoro

Once confirmed as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised a new era of “radical transparency” — but instead, he’s made the agencies he oversees even more opaque. In February, the Food and Drug Administration, which Kennedy oversees, removed thousands of pages of medical information for doctors, from HIV protocols to guidance on contraception and transgender health care.

2 weeks ago | truthout.org | Helen Santoro |Samantha Borek

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. Madison, a 12-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds.

2 weeks ago | jacobin.com | Helen Santoro

Madison, a twelve-year-old from Illinois, visits a medical clinic every other week to get injections of Xolair, a powerful asthma and allergy medication. The drug helps protect her from severe asthma attacks as well as serious allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame seeds. Medical professionals at the clinic monitor her response to the injections, since the drug can trigger life-threatening anaphylactic shock.