Health May 11 More medical residents are avoiding states with abortion restrictions, analysis finds According to new statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
Health Nov 24 Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests You probably won’t be testing everyone at your Thanksgiving table for COVID because the tests are expensive and hard to find. Why? The federal government is partly to blame.
Health Sep 01 Schools are leaving hard COVID choices up to parents and staff Back-to-school season has fueled immediate COVID outbreaks. Instead of beefing up protections, some districts are letting students go without masks, physical distancing and quarantines.
Health May 21 Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows Black Americans’ vaccination rates still trail all other groups, while Hispanics show improvement.
Health Feb 26 Labs can’t tell you if you have a COVID variant, a problem for tracking and prevention As experts race to get an approved test for COVID variants, officials are severely restricted from sharing information about the cases. That makes it harder to protect others.