Jan 17 Maine Gov. Mills, legislative leaders move to expand abortion access By David Sharp, Associated Press Maine Gov. Janet Mills and legislative leaders want to expand access to abortion — allowing abortions after 24 weeks with a doctor's approval — and take steps to protect medical providers. Continue reading
Jan 17 What to know about XBB.1.5, a new and highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant By Sameer Elsayed, The Conversation The XBB.1.5 subvariant — nicknamed ‘Kraken’ — is arguably the most genetically rich and most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariant yet. Continue reading
Jan 17 Famine in Somalia slowed but not averted by donor support, World Food Program chief says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia. Continue reading
Jan 17 Buccaneers' Russell Gage hospitalized for more tests after neck injury, concussion By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say wide receiver Russell Gage had movement in his extremities after suffering a neck injury and concussion in the team's wild-card playoff game against Dallas. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:17 Researchers look for link between air pollution and brain disease By Jeffrey Brown, Kaisha Young New studies are raising public health concerns about the effect on air pollution on our brains. Researchers are trying to figure out how much, and to what extent, airborne contaminants are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dr. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 3:24 A Brief But Spectacular take on cross-cultural suicide prevention research By Moe Sattar, Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams Amelia Noor-Oshiro is a Muslim woman, educator, activist and suicide survivor. Through her advocacy work, she is using science and research to help others who are experiencing suicidal thoughts. Noor-Oshiro shares her Brief But Spectacular take on cross-cultural suicide prevention… Continue watching
Jan 15 WHO appeals to China to release more detailed data on COVID-19 surge By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 4:54 Why manufacturers are hiking COVID vaccine prices By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman Since COVID vaccines first became available in the U.S., the federal government has been buying them from manufacturers and distributing them for free. But soon, the manufacturers will be distributing them at higher prices. Jen Kates, senior vice president and… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 5:01 The connection between cold weather and catching a cold By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman New research suggests that cold weather may actually affect the human body's immune response, making us more susceptible to colds, flus and other upper respiratory infections. Dr. Benjamin Bleier, a sinus specialist at Mass Eye and Ear and a senior… Continue watching
Jan 14 China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in hospitals since December By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data, and said the “emergency peak" of its latest surge appears to have passed. Continue reading