Oct 29 Watch 6:44 Why is women's sexual health so understudied? By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson When it comes to medical research and innovation, men's health has long gotten more attention than women's health. Even with improvements over the last 30 years, women's sexual health remains vastly underrepresented. Dr. Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual health expert,… Continue watching
Oct 29 Cholera cases, deaths spike in Haiti amid fuel and water crisis By Evens Sanon, Associated Press A rapidly spreading cholera outbreak is straining the resources of nonprofits and local hospitals in a country where fuel, water and other basic supplies are growing scarcer by the day. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Intruder asks 'Where is Nancy?' before beating Pelosi's husband with hammer, police say U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was severely beaten with a hammer Friday morning when an attacker broke into their San Francisco home. The speaker was not there at the time. Authorities said the suspect specifically targeted the home and… Continue watching
Oct 28 Myths about fentanyl persist as opioid continues to cause overdose deaths By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation's illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has. Continue reading
Oct 28 COVID-19 pandemic massively set back learning, especially for high-poverty areas By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Sharon Lurye, Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas most impacted, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores. Continue reading
Oct 27 Oregon could be the 1st state to make health care a human right By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 11:26 Floridians displaced by Hurricane Ian face decisions on how or if they will rebuild By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre When Hurricane Ian hit the U.S., it was nearly a Category 5 storm and one of the strongest to ever make landfall in this country. In its aftermath, housing is an urgent problem, and hundreds of thousands of households have… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:18 A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet After having life-changing strokes, Kate Kennedy and Allen Oliver found themselves diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder marked by a patient’s inability to communicate clearly. They had to relearn how to write, read and speak, all alongside other aphasia patients at… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 4:57 St. Louis grapples with aftermath of school shooting and widespread gun violence By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays The city of St. Louis is struggling to cope with the aftermath of a high school shooting. On Monday, a 19-year-old gunman killed teacher Jean Kuczka and 15-year-old student Alexandria Bell and wounded many others. With residents still on edge,… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 8:15 Students with disabilities innovate ways to use spaces, products not designed for them By Cat Wise, Layla Quran, Bella Isaacs-Thomas For people with disabilities, innovating ways to navigate spaces and use products that weren't designed for them can be part of everyday life. For some, that has meant making their own tools, modifying existing ones or entirely reimagining environments. Special… Continue watching