Nation Feb 18 Watch 4:59 After son's suicide, mother says social media platforms are built to addict children Maurine Molach lost her son, David, in 2016 when he died by suicide. She is the co-founder of Parents for Safe Online Spaces, a coalition of families who have lost children to online harms and are bringing similar lawsuits. She… By Ali Rogin, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig
Health Feb 18 NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official. By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Feb 18 Moderna says FDA will now consider its new mRNA flu shot after initial refusal Moderna announced the change Wednesday, about a week after revealing that the FDA’s vaccine chief was refusing to review the new vaccine, made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Nation Feb 18 Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed trial testing social media addiction claims The unprecedented social media trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Bereaved parents are expected to be in the limited courtroom seats available to the public. By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Feb 13 Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people. Experts explain how to decrease risk By Christopher Lieu, Andrea Dwyer, The Conversation An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age. The death of actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, at age 48 is bringing the disease back into the… Continue reading
Feb 13 Judge temporarily blocks HHS from rescinding public health grants in 4 Democratic-led states By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. Continue reading
Feb 08 Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise By Matt Brown, Associated Press “Take the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator. “We have a solution for our problem.”… Continue reading
Feb 07 Four dead and three receive liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms in California By Julie Watson, Associated Press Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter. Continue reading