Dec 22 Watch 6:47 U.S. life expectancy falls to lowest level since mid-1990s due to COVID and drug overdoses By William Brangham There is grim news about the state of America's health. The average expected lifespan for a person in this country shrank by over seven months last year, according to the CDC. That comes after an even steeper decline in 2020. Continue watching
Dec 21 China narrows criteria for COVID-19 deaths included in official count By Huizhong Wu, Dake Kang, Associated Press A Chinese health official says the country only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that limits the numbers of deaths being reported as the virus surges following the easing of… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: Three killed by tornadoes in Louisiana, including mother and child In our news wrap Thursday, a storm system impacted the South with tornadoes killing three people in Louisiana, stocks dropped sharply on fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to break inflation even it causes a recession,… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 10:13 Winter surge in infections from RSV, flu, and COVID straining U.S. hospitals By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The White House is warning of a surge of illness this holiday season, as the country deals with the simultaneous uptick of three, highly contagious respiratory viruses. Hospitals across the country are filling up with patients suffering from flu, RSV… Continue watching
Dec 14 China will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID cases after dropping mass testing requirements By Dake Kang, Associated Press China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become "impossible" to track with mass testing no longer required. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps In our news wrap Friday, Brittney Griner lands in the U.S. a day after Russia exchanged her for a convicted arms dealer, health experts urged older Americans to get COVID boosters before the holidays, Ukraine says Russian shelling in the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 12:09 Dr. Fauci reflects on his decades-long career as he prepares to step down By Judy Woodruff, Dorothy Hastings Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping aside from job after a five-decade-long career in public health. He's been one of the leading public health voices since taking the role of director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Peru's president ousted, leaving the country in political turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, Peru's Congress ousted President Pedro Castillo and replaced him with the country's vice president, more classified documents from the Trump White House have turned up in Florida near the former president's estate, China formally rolled… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:00 Congress reviews sweeping bipartisan defense funding bill with major shifts in policy A massive U.S. defense-related bill was rolled out Tuesday and is making its way through Congress. Bipartisan negotiators released the 4,000 plan to fund the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which sets parameters for the military. This year… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Congress honors police who defended U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 attack In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress paused to honor the police who defended the U.S. Capitol against the Jan. 6 assault, the suspect in a Colorado nightclub shooting was charged with murder and hate crimes, Chinese hackers have stolen at… Continue watching