Jun 17 Watch 6:56 Many children who survive gun violence face barriers to mental health care By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery Firearm-related injuries among children have been on the rise, with nearly 16 in 100,000 children experiencing gun violence, according to the latest data. Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and a lead… Continue watching
Jun 16 Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging restrictions By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Friday's lawsuit comes one month after the Republican supermajority in the state's General Assembly fast-tracked the law through both chambers and overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Continue reading
Jun 16 Federal judge blocks most of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors By Tom Davies, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sought the temporary injunction in its legal challenge of the Republican-backed law, which was enacted this spring amid a national push by GOP-led legislatures to curb LGBTQ+ rights. Continue reading
Jun 16 'The country is entirely unprepared.' As more unhoused people age, where will they die? By Hannah Grabenstein Sufficient end-of-life care in the United States is a growing problem, especially for unhoused adults. Continue reading
Jun 16 Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 By Associated Press He was the subject of a book titled "In a Different Key," a PBS documentary film, BBC news magazine installment and countless medical journal articles. Continue reading
Jun 16 Former North Carolina health official Dr. Mandy Cohen is picked to be new CDC director By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Dr. Mandy Cohen has been picked to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. the White House announced her appointment Friday. She succeeds Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who last month announced she was resigning effective June 30. Continue reading
Jun 15 FDA considers changing COVID vaccine to target XXB, the latest omicron strain By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Scientific advisers for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday discussed whether the next round of shots should only include protection against the newest omicron variants that are now dominant worldwide. Continue reading
Jun 15 Study shows jump in suicides and homicides among young Americans early in the pandemic By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Experts cited several possible reasons for the increases, including higher rates of depression, limited availability of mental health services and the number of guns in U.S. homes. Continue reading
Jun 14 Theranos founder objects to $250 monthly restitution sought by U.S. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Federal prosecutors argue that Holmes should be required to pay at least $250 each month — or 10 percent of her earnings, whichever is greater — in criminal monetary penalties upon supervised released. But Holmes' lawyers pushed back on the… Continue reading
Jun 14 How billions in COVID-19 pandemic relief aid was stolen or wasted By Richard Lardner, Jennifer McDermott, Aaron Kessler, Associated Press Fraudsters used Social Security numbers of dead people to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren't cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers. Continue reading