Feb 25 United Nations considering global treaty to fight plastic pollution By News Desk United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution. Continue reading
Feb 25 Johnson & Johnson, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Continue reading
Feb 25 Hong Kong's new COVID cases top 10,000 By News Desk Hong Kong has reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period. Continue reading
Feb 24 Texas clinics battle strict abortion law despite dimming legal hopes By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The nation's strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law. Continue reading
Feb 24 Small convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates departs from California By Eugene Garcia, Associated Press Truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates began a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 23 As omicron wave fades, is the U.S. heading toward herd immunity? By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 22 Colombia's Constitutional Court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Colombia has become the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion, with the nation's Constitutional Court voting to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy. Continue reading
Feb 22 New COVID cases fall for the third consecutive week, WHO says By Associated Press The number of new coronavirus cases around the world fell 21% in the last week, marking the third consecutive week COVID-19 cases have dropped. Continue reading
Feb 22 Hong Kong says it will test its entire population as COVID-19 outbreak grows By Zen Soo, Alice Fung, Associated Press Hong Kong's leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 3:57 Remembering Paul Farmer, a giant in the world of public health By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Leah Nagy, Sam Lane Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, anthropologist and founder of a leading global health organization, died Monday at the age of 62. The group he co-founded, Partners in Health, said he died in his sleep. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching