Health

Analysis: Ventilation should be part of the conversation on school reopening. Why isn’t it?

By Alexandra Feathers, STAT News

COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets in the air. Why isn't improving ventilation a key part of the effort to reopen schools?…

WATCH: Georgia governor says school reopenings going well despite photo of crowded hallway

By Jeff Martin, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Photos shared widely on social media last week showed hallways packed shoulder to shoulder with students at North Paulding High School northwest of Atlanta.

Extreme poverty rises and a generation sees future slip away

By Elias Meseret, Cara Anna, Associated Press

Decades of progress in one of modern history's greatest achievements, the fight against extreme poverty, are now in danger.

WATCH: Trump says he feels ‘safe’ after shooting near White House

By Associated Press

Trump said Monday that his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield.

Health officials are quitting or getting fired amid outbreak

By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press, Lauren Weber, KHN

Vilified, threatened with violence and in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak.

U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm

By Nicole Winfield, Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Europeans are surprised by the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. as the number of confirmed cases in country hits 5 million.

Brazil makes grim milestone — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19

By Marcelo de Sousa, Associated Press

Brazil passed the grim milestone of 100,000 dead from the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘We all wish we had more testing,’ says Ohio’s DeWine of pandemic response

Although the economy has regained some ground since the pandemic sent it reeling, millions of Americans are still jobless and struggling. Meanwhile, the coronavirus continues to spread across the country. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who recently tested positive on one…

Continue watching

The fight to end intersex surgeries at a top hospital took a deep toll on activists

By Kate Sosin, The 19th

Intersex youth surgeries have deep ties to racism in the U.S. Last month, Lurie Children's Hospital became the first in the country to end the operations.

Opioid deaths are surging in the pandemic. Here’s how treatment is adapting

By Zoe Rohrich

States across the country are reporting an increase in opioid-related fatalities. The pandemic means adopting new methods to provide treatment for drugs and alcohol.