Jul 05 Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old girl who later sought an abortion in Indiana By Associated Press A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:53 Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time. Those medications include chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, ADHD medication and more. It’s making treatment decisions difficult… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:21 Ohio faces critical votes that could decide abortion access in the state By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman It's been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion access. Since then, six states have voted on abortion-related ballot measures and in each case, voters have supported abortion rights. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:57 First cases of malaria transmitted in U.S. in decades prompt concerns By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings For the first time in 20 years, malaria has been locally transmitted within the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified five cases, four in Florida and one in Texas. William Brangham spoke with infectious disease epidemiologist… Continue watching
Jul 03 U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here's who fared the worst By Laura Ungar, Associated Press A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 7:31 Why rising interactions between bats and humans pose major global health risks By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The search for the origin of COVID-19 has highlighted the risks of viruses transmitted by certain species of bats. In the wild, they can incubate and spread diseases to other animals and humans. Dr. Neil Vora, a physician with Conservation… Continue watching
Jun 30 Heat waves, extreme weather events becoming more common and likely to increase, experts say By Anita Snow, Associated Press Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 7:32 Innovative clinic helps doctors avoid burnout and makes healthcare more affordable By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Richard Coolidge, Murrey Jacobson, Simeon Lancaster The U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, especially those in primary care fields like internal medicine, mental health and pediatrics. The shortfall is driven by population and demographic trends and burnout. Fred de Sam Lazaro found a doctor-patient model… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 7:30 American Black women face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow The sudden death of Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie at age 32 sent shockwaves around the world. The idea that a young, elite athlete could go into labor and die stunned many. But this problem is more common than many realize,… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 9:14 The Patient Revolution aims to expose healthcare flaws and pave the way for improvement By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Recent studies report that two-thirds of American physicians report feeling burned out, something only aggravated by the pandemic. One of the consequences is a decline in the quality of care for patients, who find it increasingly difficult to navigate the… Continue watching