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States extend Medicaid for new mothers — even as they reject broader expansion

June 26, 2022, 6:00am Health

Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days. Read story

Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection

June 25, 2022, 12:51pm Business

Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. Read story

Critics fear abortion bans could jeopardize health of pregnant women

June 24, 2022, 10:40am Health

The 17 states that ban abortion after 20 weeks make exceptions to protect the life or health of the woman. But doctors and reproductive health advocates worry such exceptions are so vague or narrow that abortion providers are unlikely to invoke them — especially if they fear they could be… Read story

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York.

Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in U.S.

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York.

June 24, 2022, 8:58am Health

There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. Read story

FILE - Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wait to be administered during a vaccination clinic in Odessa, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. On Thursday, June 23, 2022, an expert panel is recommending Moderna's COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17, marking another step toward bringing a second brand of vaccine for kids in that age group.

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

FILE - Doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wait to be administered during a vaccination clinic in Odessa, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. On Thursday, June 23, 2022, an expert panel is recommending Moderna's COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17, marking another step toward bringing a second brand of vaccine for kids in that age group.

June 23, 2022, 2:19pm Health

An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Read story

FILE - An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Federal health officials on Thursday, June 23, 2022 ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

FILE - An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Federal health officials on Thursday, June 23, 2022 ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.

June 23, 2022, 9:53am Health

Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Read story

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside its usual zones should be considered an international public health emergency. (Cynthia S.

WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside its usual zones should be considered an international public health emergency. (Cynthia S.

June 23, 2022, 9:22am Health

The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and… Read story

VA secretary responds to revelations Cerner system harmed Spokane veterans as Risch calls for July launch in Boise to be halted

June 23, 2022, 7:59am Health

In response to a draft watchdog report’s claim that a computer system at Spokane’s VA hospital harmed scores of veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough said Wednesday his confidence in the system has been shaken. Read story

In this photo from May 3, 2022, a sign is taped to a hanger taped to a streetlight in front of the Idaho Capitol. (Sarah A.

Anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ exist throughout Idaho

In this photo from May 3, 2022, a sign is taped to a hanger taped to a streetlight in front of the Idaho Capitol. (Sarah A.

June 23, 2022, 7:58am Health

With the U.S. Supreme Court on the verge of possibly overturning two landmark abortion rights cases by the end of this month, a trigger law could make nearly all abortions in Idaho illegal just 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision. Read story

FILE - Crager Boardman, from Brattleboro, Vt., receives a shot at a flu vaccine clinic in Brattleboro on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, a federal advisory panel says Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don't respond as well to traditional shots.

CDC panel recommends U.S. seniors get souped-up flu vaccines

FILE - Crager Boardman, from Brattleboro, Vt., receives a shot at a flu vaccine clinic in Brattleboro on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, a federal advisory panel says Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don't respond as well to traditional shots.

June 22, 2022, 2:08pm Health

Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. Read story