Health Mar 19 Study finds higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crews By Tara Copp, Associated Press
Nation Mar 18 Watch 5:56 As Congress stalls on federal gun safety laws, some states push their own rules This week, Michigan’s Senate passed a major gun safety package and sent it to the House, where it is expected to pass. The action was spurred by last month's shooting at Michigan State University that killed three students and wounded… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Politics Mar 18 Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills, law would take effect in July Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. By Associated Press
Health Mar 17 Watch 6:14 Genetic evidence gives support to theory COVID originated in Wuhan market The debate over COVID-19's origin is focused on two theories, that humans were first infected by a wild animal or that the virus leaked from a lab. Scientists say the natural transmission theory has been strengthened by new genetic evidence… By John Yang
Health Mar 17 Black patients adjust behavior to reduce chance of discrimination in health care settings, survey finds More than a quarter of Black Californians avoid medical care simply because they believe they will be treated unfairly, according to a survey funded by the California Health Care Foundation. By Annie Sciacca, Kaiser Health News
Mar 17 New COVID origins study links pandemic’s beginning to animals, not a lab By Dake Kang, Maria Cheng, Associated Press International scientists have examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market in China close to where the first human cases of COVID-19 were detected. Continue reading
Mar 16 Utah bans abortion clinics in new wave of restrictions By Sam Metz, Associated Press The decision by Utah's Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 9:51 CDC data shows rise in maternal mortality and deaths of Black infants in U.S. By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Laura Santhanam The CDC released two reports about mortality rates for mothers and babies in America and they include some stark racial divides. New mothers are dying at higher rates than mothers in any other industrialized nation. And while the overall rate… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 7:37 Pandemic burnout worsens nursing shortages in hospitals across U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Madison Staten, Lena I. Jackson The national nursing shortage dates back decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it to crisis levels. One study predicts that in the next two years, there will be a shortage of up to 450,000 bedside nurses in the U.S. Stephanie… Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S. maternal mortality spiked during the worst days of COVID, new data shows By Laura Santhanam For years, the United States has been considered one of the unsafest places to give birth among developed nations. That has been especially true for Black women during the height of the COVID pandemic. Continue reading