Sep 25 Patients say drugs like Ozempic help with ‘food noise.’ Here’s what that means By Casey Kuhn Getting hold of these drugs can be cost-prohibitive. Ozempic, for instance, has a list price of $1,000 out of pocket before insurance coverage. But some patients say it’s worth the effort and cost to quiet "food noise."… Continue reading
Sep 13 Should you get the updated COVID vaccine? Here’s the latest guidance for the fall By Laura Santhanam, Casey Kuhn This latest COVID vaccine is recommended for virtually everyone. Here's what one physician says it means for you. Continue reading
Sep 11 Rats are on the rise. Here’s what cities are doing about it By Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings Much like it shook most everything else in the world, the COVID pandemic shifted where rats went to seek out their meals. As restaurants and businesses across the country closed suddenly, rats had to adapt to find food in residential… Continue reading
Sep 05 New long COVID guidance aims to help doctors identify mental health symptoms By Casey Kuhn, Mekhi Hill, Nicole Ellis As millions of Americans seek answers about long COVID, a recent advisory from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is giving physicians better guidance on how to identify mental health symptoms that may stem from the condition. Continue reading
Sep 05 Payments for student loans are starting again. Here’s what you need to know By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis Student debt holders may now struggle to fit that payment back into their budgets for a variety of reasons like the 2023 economy and changing living situations, according to Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of the Institute of Student Loan… Continue reading
Aug 23 Who are the presidential candidates in the first GOP primary debate? By Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri The race to the 2024 election is officially in full swing as the candidates have been named for the first Republican primary debate. Continue reading
Aug 04 The federal civil rights law behind the Trump Jan. 6 indictment, explained By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis The latest federal charges against former President Donald Trump are the result of “the most egregious” actions he took in office, according to Quinta Jurecic, fellow at the Brookings Institution and senior editor at Lawfare. Continue reading
Jul 28 Some small music venues kept rocking even after COVID shut them down. Here’s how they did it By Tim McPhillips When I.M.P. opened the Atlantis in April, it was the independent music production company’s fifth venue in greater Washington, D.C. It was also its smallest. The concert hall is a tribute to the original 9:30 club, a beloved and intimate… Continue reading
Jun 30 How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents’ job stability By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The cost of child care has increased 220% in the last three decades, according to Lisa Hamilton, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which since 1990 has tracked this and other issues around child well-being in an annual Kids… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Where Russia’s military goes after Wagner Group uprising By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Russia’s Vladimir Putin dropped criminal charges yesterday against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary group that led a short-lived revolt against the Russian military late last week. Continue reading