Iran-Israel escalation, insurers' resistance to covering new drugs, cobalt mining in the Congo.
The Iran-Israel conflict isn't likely to wane; why insurance companies won't pay for new drugs; how cobalt mining contributes to poverty and servitude in the Congo; and how COVID-19 affected prison…
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