Health May 15 How bird flu puts workers on farms and in food processing plants at higher risk Workers on the front lines may be handling animals and food products before they have been treated for possible bird flu contamination.
Health May 15 Overdose fatalities fell last year, but the full picture is more complicated While these national figures offer a rare glimmer of good news on this grim issue, outcomes vary greatly in different states.
Politics May 01 Poll: Majority of Americans aren’t paying attention to Trump’s hush money trial One in 5 Americans say Trump has done nothing wrong, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
Health Apr 12 What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever Heavy precipitation from El Nino and the ongoing effects of human-driven climate change have fostered conditions in which mosquitoes that carry the disease can thrive.
Politics Apr 03 1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds Most Americans, no matter their political affiliation, do not believe that violence is a solution to domestic political divisions, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
Health Mar 28 Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers? In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of…
Politics Mar 07 Read Sen. Katie Britt’s full response to the State of the Union In her prepared remarks, Britt claimed “the country we know and love seems to be slipping away,” blamed the border crisis on the current president and rebuffed Biden’s economic agenda.
Politics Mar 07 WATCH: Biden urges GOP to overcome politics on immigration reform during his 2024 State of the Union “Get this bill done. We need to act now,” Biden said, adding that Trump — whom Biden did not name — has discouraged Congress from making progress on an immigration deal during the presidential campaign.
Politics Mar 07 WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the ‘law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Health Mar 01 Alcohol-related deaths in U.S. jumped 29 percent in 5 years. Here’s why, according to experts Experts are urging the U.S. to intervene as new federal data show nationwide deaths tied to alcohol use rose 29 percent in just five years, with the COVID pandemic "most likely" a main cause of the increase.