Month: September 2024

You’re standing in line at the grocery store or waiting for an elevator. You have no more than a minute to kill. And yet, before you’ve even processed what you’re doing, you’ve pulled out your phone and have begun to mindlessly scroll through TikTok or Instagram. Sound familiar? It does to Adrian Ward, an associate … Read more

We spoke with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) about her final legislative priorities, what Democrats should focus on in the next Congress and the fate of a critical pandemic preparedness bill. View original article Contributor: McKenzie Beard

Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson

Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported. Some are undergoing further tests. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes

Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point. View original article Contributor: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said that he has been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The three-time NFL MVP made the revelation during his testimony before a House committee on federal welfare reform. Favre had previously been implicated for his connections to Mississippi’s welfare abuse scandal involving the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families … Read more