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
Jul 25 Watch 4:15 New Wrap: Ukraine to resume grain exports after Russian assault on port city of Odesa In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine will resume exporting grain under an agreement with Russia despite weekend missile attack on the port of Odesa, President Biden's COVID symptoms are almost completely resolved, Pope Francis made a historic apology in Canada… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 10:34 Epidemiologists warn of critical moment to contain monkeypox By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Vaccinations against the monkeypox virus are picking up in the U.S., but access and speed of delivery remain issues as cases spread. This comes as the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. We spoke to Americans who’ve… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:51 Virginity testing persists in Mongolia despite condemnation By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi As a debate continues in the U.S over reproductive rights, teenage girls in the Republic of Mongolia are fighting for the right not to be subjected to so-called "virginity tests" in schools. The practice was officially banned by the government… Continue watching