Apr 04 Kansas lawmakers approve new abortion procedure bill that faces uncertain legal fate By John Hanna, Associated Press The legislation could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they're accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures. Continue reading
Apr 04 EPA says Florida has most lead pipes in U.S. By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency survey released Tuesday is important because it will be a factor in how $15 billion in infrastructure money will be doled out to find and replace such lines. Continue reading
Apr 04 FDA finds sterility issues at factory that manufactured eyedrops linked to injuries, deaths By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Recalled eyedrops made at the plant have been linked to 68 bacterial infections in the U.S., including three deaths and eight cases of vision loss. The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria driving it is resistant to standard… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: At least 32 killed in Tornado outbreak In our news wrap Monday, the death toll has reached 32 from the onslaught of tornadoes that struck the South, Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic over the weekend, Pentagon officials say they're still analyzing whether a Chinese spy balloon sent intelligence… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 7:25 How algorithms are being used to deny health insurance claims in bulk By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz Federal data shows that health insurance companies denied more than 49 millions claims in 2021, but customers appealed less than 0.2 percent of them. Investigative journalists at ProPublica found that the insurance company Cigna is using an automated system… Continue watching
Apr 02 How George Bernard Shaw brought the drama of health care to the stage By Dr. Howard Markel In his comic "The Doctor's Dilemma," Shaw poses a far deeper question: How does one quantify the value of another person’s life and who is even qualified to do so fairly and justly?… Continue reading
Apr 02 Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak amid flooding after Cyclone Freddy By Tom Gould, Associated Press Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 6:48 How FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan sales affects the opioid crisis By John Yang, Andrew Corkery This week, the FDA approved nationwide over-the-counter sales of Narcan, the brand name version of the generic overdose reversal drug naloxone. Overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., driven in large part by opioid use. Dr. Continue watching
Mar 31 Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid increasingly hostile legislation By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Thousands of people are rallying across the country as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment. Continue reading
Mar 31 A new ruling could chip away at the Affordable Care Act. Most in the U.S. see health care as a basic right By Laura Santhanam After more than a decade of political and legal turmoil swirling around the ACA, the vast majority of U.S. adults – eight out of 10 – say all Americans have a basic right to health care coverage, according to the… Continue reading