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The CDC bought phone data to track millions of Americans during quarantine

This pill is a tough one to swallow.

Input · May 3, 2022

Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

As mask mandates and vaccination rules kept falling across the U.S., infections from the latest COVID variants have been quietly taking hold in some places, sparking concern among public health officials but stirring a muted response from pretty much everyone else

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling

The landscape has changed in many ways since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

High schoolers' extreme college anxiety

The PBS documentary "Try Harder!" chronicles the anxieties of today's high-achieving teens

Salon · May 1, 2022

Fauci said the pandemic was over in US, then backpedaled. What do experts say?

PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 30, 2022

CDC casts doubt on COVID-19 causing kids’ mysterious liver disease

U.S. health officials cast doubt on COVID-19 as a potential cause of severe hepatitis that’s been seen in dozens of previously healthy children around the world, while adding weight to the possibility it’s caused by a more common virus linked to stomach ailments.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

What Is Causing The Mysterious New Strain Of Pediatric Hepatitis?

A mysterious wave of acute hepatitis in young children is taking on global dimensions, with approximately 200 cases in 14 counties with no clear epidemiological link.

Benzinga · Apr 30, 2022

Colorado inmate becomes first person in US to test positive for bird flu

Infection comes amid worst outbreak of the virus in seven years but CDC says health risk to general public remains low

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2022

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

Dr Shelly Tien, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, travels across state lines to provide abortions in places with limited abortion access

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Cook, Lake counties join DuPage at medium COVID risk level set by CDC

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2022