Jul 27 Watch 6:35 Compelling new evidence tracks COVID’s origin to Wuhan market From the start of the pandemic, scientists have tried to determine exactly where and how the novel coronavirus spread to humans. New studies conclude the virus first emerged from a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. One of the authors of… Continue watching
Jul 27 WHO chief advises men to reduce number of sexual partners to avoid monkeypox By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization is advising men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment."… Continue reading
Jul 27 Why this maternity home for teens in South Carolina is planning to expand By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News Homes for pregnant girls may seem like a vestige of the past. But they still exist and, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on abortion, may become more necessary. Continue reading
Jul 27 Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban By Mead Gruver, Associated Press A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state's abortion ban on the day it took effect, siding with a firebombed women's health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm health care workers and their patients and violate the state… Continue reading
Jul 27 How abortion bans will likely lead to more deadly infections By Laura Santhanam When faced with this kind of infection, “it’s all about getting care quickly,” experts say. But abortion restrictions and bans complicate access to care, putting more pregnant people's lives at risk. Continue reading
Jul 27 U.S. to deploy 800,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Health regulators say nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution. Continue reading
Jul 27 Why polio is extremely rare in the U.S., and how vaccines protect against the virus By William Petri, The Conversation The oral polio vaccine – which is no longer given in the U.S. – relies on a live but weakened virus that can actually be passed from person to person. Continue reading
Jul 26 2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild By Laura Ungar, Associated Press Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. Continue reading
Jul 26 What are monkeypox symptoms? Here’s what you need to know By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s a look at what we know, who is eligible to get vaccinated and what people can do to protect themselves and others. Continue reading
Jul 26 White House COVID task force calls for ‘flexibility’ in order to combat the changing virus By News Desk and Associated Press The nation’s top infectious disease expert says in order to keep up with ever evolving COVID-19, we need to be "flexible" to move with the changing virus. Continue reading