Jul 03 Colorado dairy worker infected with bird flu in 4th human case linked to U.S. outbreak By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The worker had direct contact with infected dairy cows on a northeast Colorado farm, state and federal health officials said. The man developed pink eye, or conjunctivitis, received antiviral treatment and has recovered. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:56 Proposed rules would protect workers from heat, top weather-related cause of death in U.S. By Stephanie Sy More than 90 million Americans are under heat advisories this week. Many may not realize it but heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the U.S. The triple-digit temperatures in the days ahead come as President Biden unveils… Continue watching
Jul 03 How searing summer heat can create risks for burns By Anita Snow, Associated Press Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds pose risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs in Southwest cities like Phoenix, which just recorded its hottest June on record. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 8:57 How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, nearly two dozen states have banned or restricted access to the procedure and abortion pills. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Tennessee… Continue watching
Jul 02 FDA approves 2nd Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow dementia By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Kisunla is not a cure and slows worsening memory and cognitive problems by about seven months. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA bird flu pandemic vaccine By Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it is funding the development of a vaccine based on the same mRNA technology that allowed the rapid development and rollout of vaccines to protect against COVID-19. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court rejects nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma By Mark Sherman, Associated Press After deliberating more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims. The Sacklers would have contributed up to $6 billion and given up ownership of the company… Continue reading
Jun 26 Health care must diversify workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, according to new report By Devna Bose, Associated Press The 300-plus-page document from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine detailed how structural racism and people's surroundings have contributed to worse health outcomes for minorities. Continue reading
Jun 25 As dengue fever cases ramp up worldwide, health officials tell U.S. doctors to stay alert By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press In barely six months, countries in the Americas have already broken calendar-year records for dengue cases. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 4:04 Why little is known about what causes many pregnancies to end in miscarriage By Courtney Norris, Rachel Liesendahl, Casey Kuhn Every year, about 1 million pregnancies in the U.S. end in a miscarriage. In as many as half those cases, doctors are at a loss to explain why, and experts say stigma and shame are hampering efforts to learn about… Continue watching