The entrenched lobbying power of insurance companies, pharmaceutical giants, hospitals, and even doctors associations perpetuates paralysis.

Readers take issue with columnists who see some good in DOGE cost-cutting. Letters reflect the views of individual readers.

The program offers a way to recycle complex materials streams commonly produced in medical environments, including personal protective equipment (PPE), plastic packaging, breakroom waste and cleaning ...

Heather Billings, food waste reduction consultant. Credit... Supported by By Somini Sengupta Photographs by Cassandra Klos America has a food waste problem: Rotten tomatoes and pizza boxes end up ...

Unlike previous proposals, the Affordable Waste Reduction Act is carefully crafted to protect essential goods. Infant formula, medical devices and medicine are exempt, ensuring that public health ...