A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Trump-approved Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas, the latest legal setback to the administration’s efforts to remake the safety net health care program. A three judge panel in MORE
SEATTLE — Unprecedented data sharing and breakneck genetic sleuthing are charting the new coronavirus’s travels around the globe. By cataloging tiny genetic tweaks to the virus, called 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, computational biologist Trevor Bedford at MORE
The most-populated county in Ohio might need a second morgue if the number of overdose deaths doesn’t decline. Franklin County had 23 overdose deaths from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, county coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz said in a MORE
A cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, contains over one third of all the number of cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus outside of mainland China. Of the 3,711 passengers and crew aboard the Diamond Princess, nearly MORE
Thirteen Republicans in Iowa’s House have introduced House File 2201, which will require “Iowa school districts to notify parents when curriculum or classroom activities include content that relates to sexual orientation or gender identity.” Supporters said the MORE
[…]calls for action against Heartbeat International following the release of a report by leftist organization openDemocracy about the anti-abortion network Heartbeat International. Heartbeat International provides anti-abortion pregnancy advice through a network of centers and affiliates. MORE
Facebook groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information — including about the ongoing flu season. Facebook hosts a vast network of MORE
The whistleblowing Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak died in the early hours of Friday, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has now confirmed. Li Wenliang, 34, was declared dead at MORE
In honor of Black History Month, fourth graders from Many Waverly-Belmont Elementary in Tennessee received a reading assignment titled, “Let’s Make a Slave.” The assignment included the following passage: “You need to whip a black man MORE
Researchers have found a clue that affects how the brain’s information highway in those with autism spectrum disorders is disrupted. The problem involves cells that help keep the traffic of signals moving smoothly through brain MORE
On Friday the US FDA approved Palforzia to mitigate allergic reactions, including severe reactions such as anaphylaxis, from accidental exposure to peanuts. The drug is approved for use only in patients with a diagnosed peanut MORE
The White House is set to hold a press briefing Thursday morning on the administration’s work addressing the opioid epidemic. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll and Assistant Secretary MORE
A team of biostatisticians and infectious disease researchers predict the Wuhan 2019n-CoV outbreak will get much worse. (This paper is not yet published; it is a preprint made publicly available for review and commentary by MORE
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos compared the abortion rights debate to the battle to eliminate slavery during remarks at a Colorado Christian University event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. DeVos, a Christian conservative, discussed the MORE
SouthChinaMorningPost The central Chinese city of Wuhan and seven other cities in Hubei province went into lockdown to help contain the spread of a deadly virus on Thursday, a day before the World Health Organisation (WHO) MORE
Since 1947 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been keeping a “Doomsday Clock” and adjusting it yearly to reflect the risk from major dangers humankind is facing (nuclear threat, climate change, and other international MORE
The first case of an infection with a new coronavirus has been discovered in the United States. A man from Washington state returned home after a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 15, sought medical MORE
Ohio pediatrician, Dr. Nicole Baldwin and her staff, posted a video about the benefits of vaccines on the social media platform TikTok. She emphasized that vaccinating your kids will not cause them to develop autism; MORE
The United States Space Force unveiled its first picture of the branch’s new service utility uniforms. The Twitter account for the Space Force, which was founded as a branch only a month ago, tweeted out MORE
Milwaukee woman dies after hours-long emergency room wait forced her to seek care elsewhere Source: According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Tashonna arrived at Froedert Hospital’s emergency room with her sister around 4:58 MORE
In another punitive and petty move that targets the Obamas, Michelle Obama specifically, the Trump administration announced it will “roll back school nutrition standards championed by her, an effort long sought by food manufacturers and MORE
While on vacation in Qatar this past December, Astronomer Elias Chasiotis took some photos of a solar eclipse over the Persian Gulf. The photos were gorgeous, but some saw them as a sinister sign that MORE
Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases. The new analysis shows the past five years are the top five warmest years recorded in the ocean MORE
They found dust grains within the space rock – which fell to Earth in the 1960s – that are as much as 7.5 billion years old. The oldest of the dust grains were formed in MORE
More than 50 people have been infected. Seven are currently in a critical condition. A new virus arriving on the scene, leaving patients with pneumonia, is always a worry and health officials around the world MORE