Jan 13 Watch 6:18 Cancer deaths drop, but more late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses spark concerns By Amna Nawaz Cancer deaths in the United States have dropped 33% the past three decades, according to a report from the American Cancer Society. Cervical cancer rates dropped 65% for women in their early 20s, but there are troubling signs as well. Continue watching
Jan 13 In a post-Roe U.S., what's next for the anti-abortion movement? By Hannah Grabenstein Dynamics have changed dramatically since last summer, when the hopes of anti-abortion activists were realized in the court’s overturning of Roe, leaving the legality of abortion up to each state. With their highest-profile goal now a reality, organizers are reassessing… Continue reading
Jan 13 Illinois enacts sweeping abortion, gender-affirming care safeguards By Claire Savage, John O'Connor, Associated Press The Illinois governor has signed into law sweeping reproductive health care legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers, adding Illinois to the list of states who have placed legal reinforcements around the procedure. Continue reading
Jan 13 How the NYC nurses strike points to a nationwide problem with staffing By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Problems are mounting at hospitals across the nation as they try to deal with widespread staffing shortages, overworked nurses beaten down by the pandemic and a busted pipeline of new nurses. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 8:16 Grant Wahl's wife fights vaccine misinformation in the wake of her husband's death By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings When sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a flood of misinformation took over social media, with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists falsely claiming the COVID vaccine was to blame. Wahl’s wife,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Wisconsin Republicans block ban on 'conversion therapy' By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Wisconsin Republicans have again allowed therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients' gender identities and sexual orientations — a scientifically discredited practice known as conversion therapy. Continue reading
Jan 12 Montana health officials consider stricter abortion process for people covered by Medicaid By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state's health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid. Continue reading
Jan 12 Thousands of NYC nurses return to work as 2 hospitals make deal to end strike By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals have ended a three-day strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement that union officials say offers better working conditions and pay raises. Continue reading
Jan 11 House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Neither is expected to pass the Democratic-led Senate, but Republicans said they were making good on promises to address the issue along with other legislative priorities in the first days in power. Continue reading