Feb 05 Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's according to federal health data released Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: RFK Jr. commits to prioritizing funding for long COVID research By Jackie Hai Indiana Sen. Todd Young asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commit to directing funding for long COVID research toward potential treatments and diagnostics if he were to be confirmed as health and human services secretary. "Absolutely, senator, with enthusiasm," Kennedy… Continue reading
Jan 15 Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on By Devna Bose, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Most Americans have developed some level of protection against severe disease from previous COVID-19 infections, vaccinations or both. But immunocompromised people like Scarbro, who has common variable immune deficiency, must be constantly vigilant. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 5:00 What to know about this winter’s surge of viral illnesses across the country By John Yang, Kaisha Young According to the CDC, the number of people going to doctors with illnesses the flu, RSV and COVID is surging. Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina joins John Yang to discuss why this year’s sick season is hitting Americans hard and what to… Continue watching
Dec 04 Trump’s pick to run DEA withdraws from consideration. Trump takes credit for pulling plug By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Sheriff Chad Chronister of Hillsborough County, Florida, made the announcement in a post on X Tuesday evening. He called the nomination "the honor of a lifetime" but said he had concluded he must "back away from the opportunity."… Continue reading
Nov 11 Why getting your flu and COVID-19 vaccines before the holidays is a good idea By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late. Continue reading
Sep 19 Genetic analysis of animals in Wuhan market may help find COVID-19’s origin By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Scientists suspect infected animals were first brought to the Wuhan market in late November 2019 which then triggered the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 12 Thinking about fall vaccines? Doctors say there’s no time like the present By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein Your guide to what vaccines you should get and when to get them. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Former Gov. Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in House hearing By Michael Hill, Associated Press Members of the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a report ahead of Andrew Cuomo's testimony that accused the Democrat of staging a “cover up” to hide mistakes that endangered nursing home residents. Continue reading
Aug 27 Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook to ‘censor’ some COVID-19 content during the pandemic By Associated Press Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from the White House, "repeatedly pressured" Facebook for months to take down "certain COVID-19 content including humor and satire."… Continue reading