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
Aug 19 'I thought I was going to die there.' What it's like to live with rising temperatures in prison By Hannah Grabenstein, Justin Stabley A new report released by Texas A&M University details the consequences of extreme heat in Texas prisons, where a lack of air conditioning poses dangerous conditions for those incarcerated. Continue reading
Aug 19 Utah judge reverses law banning transgender girls from sports By Brady McCombs, Sam Metz, Associated Press Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in female sports as the school year begins after a judge reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents. Continue reading
Aug 19 EU regulator approves plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies By Associated Press In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said injecting people with just one fifth the regular dose of the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic appeared to be equally protective. Continue reading