Nation Mar 29 How new job cuts at the nation’s leading health agency affect Americans The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned. On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” That follows this week’s announcement that the Department of Health and Human…
Health Mar 23 Why IUD insertions are painful for many patients and what can be done better Millions of American women use some form of contraception to prevent pregnancy, and one of the most popular forms is an intrauterine device, or IUD. Lately, IUDs have been going viral not because of their popularity, but because of the…
Science Mar 22 The effect of NIH funding cuts on vaccine access and hesitancy research The National Institutes of Health has terminated dozens of grants for scientific research projects related to vaccine use and hesitancy, informing researchers that their studies no longer aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities. Ali Rogin speaks with Sophia Newcomer, one…
Science Mar 16 Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know This past week, the EPA said it is reconsidering the scientific finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. This comes as research shows average global temperatures in 2024 likely rose above a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold that…
World Mar 15 Children bear the brunt of violence in Sudan’s brutal civil war, report says This week, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund told global leaders that Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is the world’s biggest and most devastating. A new UNICEF report says 30 million people in Sudan are in need of aid, more…
Nation Mar 09 The COVID pandemic’s lingering physical and mental toll, five years later Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization called the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. In the United States, officials declared a national emergency, triggering travel bans for non-U.S. citizens and shutdowns nationwide. Now, many who lived through the pandemic,…
World Mar 08 The historical reality of land ownership in South Africa amid Trump’s criticisms There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered…
World Mar 02 What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump administration eliminates most U.S. foreign aid…
Health Feb 23 What Trump’s IVF executive order means for access to fertility assistance for Americans One of the executive orders Trump signed this past week seeks policy recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization. According to a 2024 survey, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age say they received fertility assistance, including IVF, but…
Nation Feb 22 Psychologist discusses how generational trauma affects Black women Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is the indirect result of the…