Aug 28 Donating a kidney even more safe than previous believed, U.S. study shows By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Thousands of people die each year waiting for an organ transplant. It's possible for living donors to give a one of their two kidneys or part of a liver, the only organ that regenerates. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 10:26 People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran Millions of Americans are priced out of homes and apartments. For people with disabilities, finding an accessible place they can afford can be even more challenging. Judy Woodruff reports on the affordable housing shortage for our series, Disability Reframed. Continue watching
Aug 27 New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The Hampstead resident's infection was the first in the state in a decades. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:25 In post-Roe era, study finds more Americans are self-managing their abortions By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Andrew Chambers According to a new study, the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy outside of the medical system has gone up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 5:11 How extreme heat is contributing to a nationwide blood shortage By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Harry Zahn The American Red Cross says there’s an emergency shortage of blood for transfusions. In July, the national supply dropped by more than 25 percent. The Red Cross says the only solution is more blood donors. Jessa Merrill, director of biomedical… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:13 What the end of a COVID vaccine access program means for uninsured Americans By John Yang, Laura Santhanam As new, highly contagious mutations are making this summer’s COVID surge significantly bigger than expected, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines on Friday. But funding runs out this month for a federal program providing free vaccines to uninsured and underinsured… Continue watching
Aug 22 FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer, Novavax, expects its updated vaccine version to be available a little later. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 7:17 What to know about this summer’s major surge in COVID infections By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:23 One medical device is raising questions about FDA’s approval process By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Andrew Chambers Americans rely on the Food and Drug Administration to make sure that medical devices are safe. Reporting by KFF Health News has raised questions about how the FDA has dealt with some products, including a device that treats a heart… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:00 U.S. nursing homes grapple with staffing shortages and requirements By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara New federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could eventually require facilities that are paid by Medicare to hire tens of thousands of nurses and aides. But, like many industries around the U.S., these facilities are grappling with staffing shortages. Continue watching