Nov 27 Watch 6:47 Debunking common myths about gender-affirming care for youth The number of youth who openly identify as transgender has nearly doubled since 2017, according to a study from UCLA's Williams Institute. In 2022, 16 states have proposed legislation that would restrict access to gender-affirming care for patients under the… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 7:17 How scientists use wastewater to track the spread of COVID By Cat Wise, Layla Quran As the newest dominant COVID subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 emerge, scientists are looking beyond traditional methods to track its spread. One important tool in their arsenal is wastewater surveillance. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from California, one of the first… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 3:51 A Brief But Spectacular take on saving lives with abortion services By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila Dr. Warren Hern runs a clinic in Boulder, Colorado, that has provided abortion services since 1973, the year Roe v. Wade was decided. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on being on the front line of the fight over… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 8:32 Adderall shortage raises questions about widespread dependency on the drug By Courtney Norris, William Brangham There is a national shortage of Adderall, a drug used to treat several attention-deficit disorders. Intermittent manufacturing delays and a lack of supply to meet market demand in the U.S. left those who rely on the drug unsure about how… Continue watching
Nov 25 After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges amid holiday season By Laura Ungar, Associated Press The omicron variant is driving U.S. COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just in time for the holiday season. Continue reading
Nov 25 Beijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China By Associated Press Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 9:14 The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman The COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt put a spotlight on the problem of methane emissions, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the warming on the planet today. More countries are pledging to reduce those emissions, but methane… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 7:04 Doctor creates program to expand medical care in rural and underserved areas By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Millions of Americans live in rural or underserved areas where there are fewer medical care facilities and doctors with specialized expertise. One doctor in New Mexico is trying to help change that with his vision dubbed "Project ECHO." Fred de… Continue watching
Nov 23 In wake of pandemic, record 40 million kids missed measles vaccine dose last year, CDC and WHO say By Associated Press The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 7:27 'Tridemic' threatening to overwhelm health care systems as flu, RSV, COVID cases rise A so-called "tridemic" is threatening healthcare systems across the country. It's essentially a triple threat from the spread of flu, RSV and COVID. More than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds nationwide are occupied, seniors are hospitalized at a higher rate… Continue watching