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U.S. debates a summer booster for people under 50

U.S. debates a summer booster for people under 50

The Biden administration is considering expanding eligibility for a second COVID-19 booster to those under 50 to try to protect more people against the latest omicron surge.
by Rob Stein

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Gummies coming to Minnesota's medical marijuana program

Marijuana gummies and chews will be available for medical cannabis patients in Minnesota starting on Aug. 1.
by Peter Cox

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Explainer: Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban

Explainer: Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban

North Dakota’s only abortion clinic has gone to court seeking to block a trigger law banning abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a national right to abortion. Legal experts and even clinic supporters acknowledge the suit may just delay the inevitable.
by The Associated Press

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Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it

Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it

Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need.
by Ari Shapiro

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Long COVID patients turn to risky — and expensive — alternative treatments

Long COVID patients turn to risky — and expensive — alternative treatments

Long COVID is a relatively new concept in the medical world. Doctors don’t have all the answers about the disease, its symptoms, or — most importantly — its treatment yet. It’s caused a feeling of desperation that has led some to seek alternative and risky health treatments, just for a chance to feel like themselves again.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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