Mar 19 Antarctica and the Arctic are at least 50 degrees warmer than average By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:39 A Brief But Spectacular take on how to eat like a genius When healthcare journalist and podcaster Max Lugavere's mother was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease, he drew on medical studies to train himself on best practices for improving brain health through food. Lugavere is now releasing a cookbook entitled… Continue watching
Mar 18 Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot By Zeke Miller, Associated Press U.S. officials have been laying the groundwork to deliver additional booster doses to shore up the vaccines' protection against serious disease and death from COVID-19. The White House has been sounding the alarm that it needs Congress to “urgently” approve… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 11:06 Fauci on the BA.2 variant, funding for the COVID fight and the possibility of a new surge COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all down substantially in the U.S. with restrictions loosened in most places. But the nation is still losing more than a thousand people a day on average to the virus, and as cases rise… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 6:29 Twin doctors combat systemic racism and lack of access in health care By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin March is Women's History Month, and to mark the occasion, Amna Nawaz introduces us to a pair of modern-day history makers: the Blackstock sisters. They're physicians who have dedicated themselves to working at the intersection of medicine, health equity and… Continue watching
Mar 17 What you need to know about the new law aimed at ending surprise medical bills, and what it doesn't cover By Dan Weissmann, Kaiser Health News The No Surprises Act offers protection from many surprise medical bills — but that protection may be only as good as a patient’s knowledge of the law and ability to make sure it’s enforced. Continue reading
Mar 17 Washington state governor signs bill that prohibits Texas-style abortion lawsuits By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press A measure that prohibits legal action against people seeking an abortion and those who aid them was signed into law Thursday by the governor of Washington, a move designed to rebut recent actions by conservative states. Continue reading
Mar 16 Pregnant Californians' access to doula care delayed as state and professionals spar over payment By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News California was supposed to start paying doulas this year to help Medicaid enrollees have healthy pregnancies. But the benefit has been delayed because doulas feel lowballed by the state’s proposed payment rate. Continue reading
Mar 16 White House warns U.S. could be 'blindsided' by the next variant without more COVID funding from Congress By Rachel Cohrs, Andrew Joseph, STAT The White House is begging Congress for more funds to help with COVID-19 surveillance, testing, and treatments — a call that could be bolstered by emerging signs of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Europe. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: Public health experts testify on moving past the Covid-19 pandemic in House hearing By News Desk This month marks the 2 year anniversary of the moment the U.S. declared the pandemic a national emergency. Since then, the country has had to endure months of lockdowns and restrictions in an effort to curb the virus. … Continue reading