Health

USDA wants to update poultry production to combat foodborne illnesses

By David Pitt, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed in an effort to reduce salmonella illnesses from food contamination.

Biden administration extends COVID-19 public health emergency

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The Biden administration says the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter.

'We're on our own.' How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning

By Drew Costley, Associated Press

As climate-related disasters become more common and more severe, most countries in the world are “neglecting their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities in their responses to the climate crisis,” according to a June…

As states ban abortions, more people may turn to self-managed abortion care – with more legal challenges to come

By Kenichi Serino

With 13 states fully banning most abortions, experts say new legal battles are likely to arise over abortions that occur without the direct involvement of a doctor, known as self-managed abortion care.

Medicaid expansion is on the ballot in South Dakota. Here's what voters think

By Laura Santhanam

If a majority of South Dakota voters support Amendment D on Nov. 8, tens of thousands of people in the state could receive health care coverage under Medicaid expansion.

Why BMI can be a faulty measure of overall health

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

The human body mass index — a simple mathematical equation — is tied to a measure of obesity invented almost 200 years ago.

Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia's war in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."…

Indiana Supreme Court still considering if state abortion ban violates state constitution

By Tom Davies, Associated Press

The Indiana Supreme Court has issued an order that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether the ban violates the state constitution.

Here are this year's 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year.