Feb 15 How Galileo’s groundbreaking works got banned By Dr. Howard Markel Born on this day 458 years ago, Galileo refused to be silent about how the solar system worked. Continue reading
Feb 14 New York City fires more than 1,000 workers over COVID vaccine mandate By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The mayor's office said Monday that 1,430 workers lost their jobs, representing less than one percent of the 370,000-person city workforce. … Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 5:22 Canadian trucker blockades impact production on both sides of the border By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Truckers and protesters blocked a key border crossing between the U.S. and Canada for a fifth straight day. A court injunction issued late Friday ordered an end to that blockade. But for now trucks are blocking three border crossings, stopping… Continue watching
Feb 11 Canadian judge orders an end to 5-day blockade at border bridge protest By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Associated Press A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll… Continue reading
Feb 11 More data needed on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, FDA says By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before clinical studies were finished. On Friday, the FDA reversed course. Continue reading
Feb 11 Ask us your questions about the COVID-19 pandemic By Dan Cooney, Molly Finnegan Do you have a question about the COVID-19 pandemic in this current moment? Here’s a chance to ask the experts. Continue reading
Feb 11 Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press The nation's egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Biden puts focus on lowering drug prices in fight against inflation By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press Unable to tame inflation that has worsened sharply under his watch, President Joe Biden stressed Thursday that his administration’s policies would cut prescription drug prices and make life more affordable for families. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 7:37 More states lift mask requirements in schools, sparking concerns from some medical experts By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris At least seven states announced this week they will lift mask mandates for schools, but some public health experts and parents are concerned those decisions are being made too quickly without clear metrics for doing so. Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, a… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 7:28 New report details the scale of the U.S. opioid crisis and its link to drug trafficking By William Brangham, Laura Santhanam The opioid overdose crisis that killed more than 100,000 Americans in a year is being called one of the most pressing national security and public health challenges facing the U.S. A majority of the overdoses are driven by the potent… Continue watching