Aug 24 First Lady Jill Biden has ‘rebound’ COVID-19 case, President Joe Biden still testing negative By Associated Press First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 9:59 Suicides from firearms prompt movement to address mental health stigmas By William Brangham, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber, Sam Lane When it comes to gun deaths in America, suicide is still the leading cause. William Brangham recently traveled to Colorado and Wyoming, the state with the highest suicide rate, to look at a movement to change the conversation around mental… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:27 Wampanoag descendants revive history of Native culture on Martha’s Vineyard By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anne Azzi Davenport Martha's Vineyard, with its beautiful shoreline and farm land, has long been a summer destination, but most visitors know little about the history of the Wampanoag people. A group on the island is reviving that history by educating children and… Continue watching
Aug 23 Pfizer says its COVID shots are 73 percent effective in children under 5 By Associated Press Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 6:17 Public health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge By William Brangham Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now… Continue watching
Aug 22 Fauci to leave government position in December, will ‘pursue next chapter’ By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 4:50 How the FDA’s new rule expands access to hearing aids for millions Nearly 48 million Americans have some level of hearing loss, but the high costs of hearing devices is prohibitive for many people. This week, the FDA cleared the way for hearing aids to be sold over the counter — a… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:50 Florida judges rule teenage girl is not mature enough to have an abortion By John Yang A 16-year-old’s request to have an abortion in the state of Florida has been denied by the courts. A state appeals court this week said she was not “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy.” Jeri Beth Cohen,… Continue watching
Aug 19 Lawyers argue to delay North Dakota abortion trigger law By James MacPherson, Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Lawyers for North Dakota's lone abortion clinic that two weeks ago closed its doors are asking a judge to delay the start of the state's trigger law banning the procedure. Continue reading