Nation May 11 Many Americans facing hardship as benefits created during COVID-19 end By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
Health Mar 11 Watch 6:34 Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here’s what that means The nation’s uninsured rate reached an all-time low during the pandemic, largely because Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off Medicaid even if they were no longer eligible. But starting at the end of March, as many as 15… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara
Health Jan 30 COVID-19 pandemic has improved, but still a global health emergency, WHO says A key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower deaths related to the virus. By Associated Press
Health Jan 17 What to know about XBB.1.5, a new and highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant The XBB.1.5 subvariant — nicknamed ‘Kraken’ — is arguably the most genetically rich and most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariant yet. By Sameer Elsayed, The Conversation
Health Dec 05 Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of updated COVID-19 shot for kids under 5 The FDA already has cleared COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better target omicron as boosters for everyone 5 and older. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Oct 05 Watch 7:57 Effort to provide preventative treatment for HIV set back by pandemic By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Three years ago, the Trump administration laid out a plan to drastically reduce new HIV infections. While cases are on the decline, the effort has faced significant setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports in… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:58 Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases after COVID causes setbacks By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Alongside the United Nations General Assembly this week, a push for the fight against infectious diseases. Most countries signed on, but the U.K. is a holdout. As special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports, with governments’ budgets tightening, there is concern… Continue watching
Sep 20 U.S. health panel says adults should get routine anxiety screening By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health complaints, affecting about 40 percent of U.S. women at some point in their lives and more than 1 in 4 men. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Unions and railroads continue negotiations ahead of strike deadline In our news wrap Wednesday, unions and some of the largest freight railroads are still negotiating with a strike deadline fast approaching, the war in Ukraine has energy costs soaring in Europe with leaders calling for a cap on electric… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 6:47 How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is… Continue watching