Apr 21 WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks on efforts to improve maternal health By News Desk During the visit, Harris highlighted the good work health professionals do while addressing the systemic inequalities many minority women face when going through childbirth. Continue reading
Apr 20 CDC says masking on transportation 'remains necessary for the public health,' DOJ to file appeal to overturn order voiding mandate By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs. Continue reading
Apr 20 Doctor who prescribed enough painkillers to 'kill an elephant' found not guilty in 14 patient deaths By Associated Press A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients. Continue reading
Apr 20 Majority of Americans support mask mandates for travel, AP-NORC poll finds By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation. Continue reading
Apr 20 Shanghai eases virus lockdowns, allows 4 million to leave their homes By Joe McDonald, Associated Press A health official says 4 million more people in Shanghai have been allowed to leave their homes as coronavirus quarantine rules ease. Continue reading
Apr 19 Federal government will appeal Florida mask ruling only if CDC says the mandate is still needed By Heather Hollingsworth, Teresa Crawford, Associated Press Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Tuesday that officials believe the federal mask order was "a valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect the public health."… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:06 How people are responding to end of transit mask mandates By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes For the first time in two years, many airplane passengers are flying maskless. After a judge’s decision to strike down a federal mask mandate for trains, planes and buses, the Justice Department said it would only appeal the ruling if… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 3:31 How this advocate fights gendered Islamophobia in medicine Muslim women in the U.S. experience discrimination in many aspects of their lives, including health care. Sahar Pirzada has made it the mission of her work at a national nonprofit to fight the medical mistreatment Muslim women experience. She gives… Continue watching
Apr 19 CDC launches new forecasting center for future pandemics By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases. Continue reading
Apr 19 Good ventilation helps prevent COVID spread — if businesses invest in it By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The research is clear that improving indoor air quality is an essential tool in stemming the spread of COVID and a host of other diseases. Continue reading