Oct 15 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Syrian rebels evacuate demilitarized zone In our news wrap Monday, rebels pulled back from a demilitarized zone that was established in a deal that prevented a Syrian government offensive against Idlib province. Meanwhile, the country’s primary checkpoint with Jordan opened for the first time in… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:49 What will CVS-Aetna mega-merger mean for consumer choice? It's the latest merger between two major healthcare players that could affect tens of millions of Americans. Last week, CVS and insurance giant Aetna finalized a nearly $70 billion merger. The deal could impact where people get their care, how… Continue watching
Oct 12 As disasters strike, advocates worry FEMA policy changes put disability community at risk By Zoe Rohrich In May, FEMA said it was reducing the number of disability advisors per disaster from 60 to 5. Continue reading
Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks By Jamie Leventhal For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. Continue reading
Oct 10 Fact-checking Trump’s bleak op-ed on Democratic health plans By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Trump cast the idea as a dangerous scheme by "radical socialists" as he played up potential pitfalls of a government-paid system without citing any of the benefits, such as the disappearance of most medical bills. Continue reading
Oct 10 California judge will order new trial over jury’s $289 million Roundup award By Associated Press San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos said in a tentative ruling Wednesday that she would order a new trial in a $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto brought by a school groundskeeper who says Roundup weed-killer caused his… Continue reading
Oct 09 How a mother’s struggle with mental illness inspired others to get talking By Layla Quran Naureen Ahmed’s experience with her mother led her to create SEEMA to give people struggling with mental illness and their family members an avenue for support. Continue reading
Oct 06 Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says By Helen Branswell, STAT The length of the flu season may vary depending on where you live, with large cities enduring longer periods of transmission and smaller cities experiencing shorter, but more explosive, spread, a new study suggests… Continue reading
Oct 03 Missouri is down to 1 abortion clinic amid legal battle on restrictions By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements and its license expired. Continue reading
Oct 03 Why you should consider switching your Medicare coverage during open enrollment By Philip Moeller Medicare's open enrollment period could be especially complicated this year, in part because if you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you also will have the entire first quarter of next year to change your plan. Continue reading