Oct 27 Trials begin on vaccine to prevent an aggressive breast cancer By Candice Norwood, The 19th Scientists are targeting triple-negative cancer, which disproportionately affects Black people. Continue reading
Oct 27 How 'mix and match' COVID-19 booster shots work, according to an infectious disease expert By Glenn J. Rapsinski, The Conversation As boosters are authorized for all three COVID-19 shots available in the U.S., the ability to swap out vaccine types looks to be a boon to the immune system. Continue reading
Oct 27 Stacey Abrams' nonprofit donates $1.34 million to wipe out medical debts By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Fair Fight Political Action Committee said that it's donating $1.34 million from its political action committee to wipe out debt owed by 108,000 people in Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing By Associated Press The White House COVID task force is expected to hold a briefing on Wednesday as the U.S. begins to implement nationwide booster shots. Continue reading
Oct 27 At least 59,000 U.S. meat workers caught COVID-19 in 2020, 269 died By Josh Funk, Associated Press A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 4:55 Drought-stricken California faces rise in water theft by illegal marijuana farms By Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters As California faces what is predicted to be one of its worst droughts in recorded history, water managers are seeing record increases in water theft, leaving communities angry and police chasing water bandits constantly on the move. Byrhonda Lyons of… Continue watching
Oct 26 FDA panel backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the nation closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn't bound by the recommendation and is expected to make its own decision within days. Continue reading
Oct 26 Mutual aid groups ponder future of community-based help By Eden Stiffman, the Chronicle of Philanthropy Community-based nonprofits may participate in and collaborate with mutual aid networks, but the groups themselves are typically volunteer led and unincorporated — often because they prefer it that way. Continue reading
Oct 26 Majority in U.S. concerned about climate change, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds By Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press In all, 59 percent of Americans said the Earth's warming was very or extremely important to them as an issue, up from 49 percent in 2018. Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal tells TikTok, Snap, YouTube execs this 'is a moment of reckoning' for platforms and kids' safety online By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only "tweaks and minor changes" in their operations to ensure young users' safety amid rising concern over the platforms' potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies' executives. Continue reading