Oct 28 Lawsuit by Trump ally Paxton asserts unproven claim of autism risk from acetaminophen By Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here’s what happens to your body when clocks change By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press It's time for most of America to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Johnson says Republicans ‘have a long list of ideas’ to address health care costs By Joey Cappelletti, Ali Swenson, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson told a news conference Monday that the enhanced health care tax credits are “subsidizing bad policy." Republicans "have a long list of ideas" to address health care costs, he said, and are “grabbing the best ideas… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 8:28 Why many men struggle to maintain deep male friendships later in life By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert Men’s lack of deep, close friendships has been in the spotlight lately. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 54% of women say they turn to a friend for emotional support, but only 38% of men say they do. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 7:01 Experimental treatment offers hope to people struggling with chronic pain By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, according to the CDC. Persistent pain that lasts beyond a typical recovery period can be debilitating and finding the right treatment is a challenge, but a recent study could provide a… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 1:44 Meet the nurse in Uganda who climbs a 1,000-foot ladder to save lives By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin To reach the isolated eastern Uganda mountain communities that need her help, nurse Agnes Nambozo scales a treacherous 1,000-foot ladder that is too steep for small children, mothers carrying babies and the sick to climb down. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Oct 25 An epidemiologist explains how zombies are a metaphor for public health By Tom Duszynski, The Conversation Across the globe, other reanimated corpses crop up in local folklore, often reflecting fears of improper burial, violent death or moral wickedness. Continue reading
Oct 22 mRNA COVID vaccines may be helping some cancer patients fight tumors, researchers say By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to preliminary research being reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. Continue reading
Oct 21 Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether. Continue reading
Oct 21 Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections By Michelle R. Smith, Laura Ungar, Associated Press More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year. Continue reading