May 12 Watch 8:50 Public health questions remain as COVID emergency ends By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings After more than three years, the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended. Thanks to vaccines, testing and treatment, we are in a much better place and deaths are at their lowest level since March 2020. But concerns over how the… Continue watching
May 12 Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides U.S. faith leaders By David Crary, Associated Press Some view the legislation as reflecting God's will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify laws they view as cruel and hateful. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S. COVID-19 health emergency ends In our news wrap Thursday, the end of the COVID health emergency put an end to vaccine mandates for federal employers and contractors, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered Imran Khan's release after it said the former prime minister's arrest was illegal… Continue watching
May 11 'Why aren't you taking care of us?' Why long COVID patients struggle for solutions By Laura Santhanam The very patients who live with long-term illness and no approved treatment after COVID infection feel they must fend for themselves, even as the United States declares an end to the COVID public health emergency. Continue reading
May 11 FDA relaxes blood donation guidelines for men who have sex with men By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months to prior to giving blood. Continue reading
May 11 Many Americans facing hardship as benefits created during COVID-19 end By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Behind the scenes, several core aspects of America’s pandemic-era emergency safety net are also coming to a close, from extra food assistance to automatic enrollment in Medicaid. Continue reading
May 10 FDA panel backs first-ever birth control pill sold without prescription By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. Continue reading
May 09 Transgender minors protected from estranged parents under Washington law By Ed Komenda, Associated Press The new law that Inslee signed Tuesday is part of a wave of legislation in Democratic-led states intended to give refuge amid a conservative movement in which lawmakers in other states have attacked trans rights and limited or banned gender-affirming… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:50 New guidelines recommend earlier mammograms amid rise in breast cancer among younger women By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas New guidelines say women should begin getting regular mammograms every two years starting at age 40 if they are at average risk of breast cancer. That’s a significant change from previous guidance by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that… Continue watching
May 09 Start mammograms at 40, not 50, U.S. health panel recommends By Associated Press The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40 but until now has made a stronger recommendation for the X-ray exams every two years between ages 50 and… Continue reading