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Ransomware/Cyberattacks
The morning’s compelling story. Host Carol Castiel and assistant producer at the Current Affairs Desk, Sydney Sherry, speak with Tatyana Bolton, policy director of the Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team at R Street Institute, about…
Why is the South the Epicenter of Anti-Abortion Fervor?
Not so long ago, laws governing abortion in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were far more restrictive than those in the Deep South, as state legislators throughout New England regularly banned the procedure, no matter the…
Cameroon Says Boko Haram Attacks Military, Seduces Civilians | Voice of America
MAROUA, CAMEROON - Officials in Cameroon say Boko Haram militants appear to be changing their tactics and attacking only military and government targets in an effort to try to attract more recruits.
This week, Cameroonian Defense Minister…
Diabetes Drug’s New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate
The long list of side effects that follow ads for the newer expensive drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes sometimes include an unusual warning: They might cause weight loss. That side effect is one that many people — especially those…
Bus Stop by Bus Stop, Denver-Area Officials Microtarget Vaccine Hesitancy
Markian Hawryluk
AURORA, Colo. — John Letson had seen too many apocalyptic movies to feel comfortable getting a covid-19 vaccine initially.
“I was completely against it,” the 40-year-old movie buff said, referencing “I Am…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Hot Covid Summer
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Predictions of a “hot vax summer”…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent stop car-jacking of pastor
This week’s must-read news report.
An off-duty Border Patrol agent from the El Centro Sector with the help of a private citizen stopped an attempted carjacking in progress, Sunday afternoon.
At around 12:45 p.m., while on his way to…
Las misteriosas mutaciones que hacen de delta la variante del virus de covid más contagiosa hasta…
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
A primera vista, las mutaciones de la variante delta de covid, altamente contagiosa, no parecen tan preocupantes.
Para empezar, delta tiene menos cambios genéticos que las versiones…
Unraveling the Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta the Most Transmissible Covid Virus Yet
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta covid variant don’t look that worrisome.
For starters, delta has fewer genetic changes than earlier versions of the…
Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression
April Dembosky, KQED
When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44, her doctor told her she had a better chance of winning the lottery. So when she got pregnant right away, she and her husband were thrilled. But…