Apr 23 What's EMTALA, the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's Idaho abortion case? By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Here’s a look at what rights it provides patients and how a Supreme Court ruling might change that. Continue reading
Apr 22 Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Continue reading
Apr 19 Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but Gov. Kelly has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs By John Hanna, Associated Press The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives to become law without her signature. Continue reading
Apr 18 Bird flu has spread to more farm animals. Here's what to know about food safety By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Commercial milk remains safe and available because pasteurization, a high heat treatment, kills bacteria and viruses. But there's limited information about possible transmission of the virus in unpasteurized milk or cheese products. Continue reading
Apr 16 UK lawmakers to vote on landmark bill with goal to create Britain's "first smoke-free generation" By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Biden administration announces strategy to combat future pandemics with 50 country partnership By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The Global Health Security Strategy, the president said, aims to protect people worldwide and "will make the United States stronger, safer, and healthier than ever before at this critical moment.”… Continue reading
Apr 15 Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children By Associated Press The justices' order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18. Continue reading
Apr 15 Experts group says abortion in Germany should be decriminalized during pregnancy's first 12 weeks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Currently, abortion is considered illegal in Germany, but not punishable if a woman undergoes mandatory counseling and a three-day wait period before she has the procedure. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:22 How Arizona's near-total abortion ban revival affects toss-up 2024 races By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young The near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court revived this week dates back to 1864, a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, slavery was legal and only white men could vote. Many GOP officeholders and candidates scrambled to distance… Continue watching
Apr 13 Heat protections for indoor California workers in limbo after Newsom abandons rules By Angela Hart, Samantha Young, KFF Health News California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has abandoned proposed protections for millions of California workers toiling in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other dangerously hot workplaces — upending a regulatory process that had been years in the making. Continue reading