Aug 24 New Zealand's prime minister proposes banning children from using social media By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said Monday was “harm being done to a generation” of young people. Continue reading
Aug 23 As the Lindsay Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope By Laura Ungar, Associated Press Researchers estimate that the condition — a mental health emergency that is less common than postpartum depression — afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 9:20 U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California By Nate Halverson, Reveal An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, kills vegetation that competes with… Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Lindsay Clancy's defense rests after testimony on postpartum psychosis By Leah Willingham, Michael Casey, Associated Press Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, hasn't disputed that she killed the children but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. Continue reading
Aug 21 Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump's… Continue reading
Aug 20 Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks By Associated Press WHO said in a statement that while it’s not known whether Ervebo may protect against the Bundibugyo virus, “early laboratory and animal data suggest it may provide some protection.”… Continue reading
Aug 20 Women rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial By Michael Casey, Associated Press Several of the 300 women who gathered Thursday outside the courthouse said Clancy’s story resonated with them and that they wanted to raise awareness about how the mental health system treats women. Continue reading
Aug 20 Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 children By Michael Casey, Associated Press The testimony of Paul Zeizel is the strongest evidence yet to support the defense contentions that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for murder because she has bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a rare mental illness. Continue reading
Aug 20 Moderna shares surge after it says experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed key test By Associated Press Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine called intismeran that is designed to be tailored to individual patients based on unique mutations within their tumors. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 5:56 What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig President Trump has tapped one of his top White House health policy aides, Dr. Heidi Overton, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton has been a strong supporter of the president’s health agenda, including efforts to overhaul the childhood… Continue watching