Jan 27 Judge temporarily halts South Dakota Governor Noem's in-person abortion pill rule By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Gov. Kristi Noem initiated the rule change through an executive order. It would have required abortion-seekers to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used for a medication abortion. Continue reading
Jan 27 How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat diseases like cancer, HIV, autoimmune disorders By Deborah Fuller, The Conversation DNA and mRNA vaccines produce a different kind of immune response than traditional vaccines, allowing researchers to tackle some previously unsolvable problems in medicine. Continue reading
Jan 27 Spotify removes Neil Young following rocker's protest over COVID-19 misinformation By David Bauder, Associated Press Spotify says it will grant veteran rocker Neil Young's request to remove his music from its streaming platform. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:40 Why the U.S. Postal Service is experiencing delays By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes A key part of the Biden administration's plan to distribute free COVID tests depends heavily on the United States Postal Service. White House officials say that effort is going well, with tens of millions of tests now being shipped. But… Continue watching
Jan 26 For vulnerable people who catch COVID, quick action and these treatments can help By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Medically vulnerable people who test positive for COVID-19 may be eligible for a range of outpatient therapies. Swift testing is key to getting the ball rolling on that treatment. Continue reading
Jan 26 Global COVID-19 cases hit record high last week, says WHO By Associated Press The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week. Continue reading
Jan 26 French National Assembly unanimously approves law banning conversion therapy By Associated Press France has a new law that bans so-called conversion therapies and authorizes jail time and fines for practitioners who use the scientifically discredited practice to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. moving toward a time 'when COVID is no longer a crisis' By Associated Press White House officials say hopefully we will get to where COVID-19 is acceptable and could be considered endemic when "it doesn't disrupt our capability to function in society in a relatively normal way."… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:28 Rising COVID hospitalizations in San Antonio burden fatigued health care workers By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The highly contagious omicron variant has brought new daily COVID-19 case numbers to record highs this month. The magnitude of infections have again left many hospitals under tremendous pressure and on the brink. In Texas, where just 58 percent of… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 5:17 Two years into the pandemic, students still struggle with mental health By Student Reporting Labs As students across the country continue to experience the many changes the pandemic has brought, some are struggling to adjust to their "new normal." As a part of NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, student reporter Teri Bell followed up with school… Continue watching