Important health topics being covered by reliable news sources:
How one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today’s kids – NPR
Here are 5 tips to help you stay safe and cool in extreme heat – NPR
Emergency contraception: How it works, how effective it is and how to get it – NPR
The boundaries we set help us guard our energy. Here’s how to do it – NPR
Global HIV/AIDS Fight Is At a Crossroads After COVID-19 Setbacks – TIME
Why Extreme Heat Plus Pollution Is a Deadly Combination – TIME
Amazon’s Dangerous Ambition to Dominate Healthcare – TIME
Why Some Experts Suggest Getting a PCR Test, Even If You Already Know You Have COVID-19 – TIME
Why Not Everyone Should Take Paxlovid – TIME
The Metaverse Will Reshape Our Lives. Let’s Make Sure It’s for the Bette – TIME
The Next Hottest Alternative Milk Comes from Microbes – TIME
Multiple Sclerosis Patients on the Most Effective Ways Doctors Can Treat Their Condition – TIME
YouTube to Remove Abortion Falsehoods and Direct Users to Facts Instead – TIME
Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19, Has ‘Mild Symptoms’ – TIME
The Politicization of Fetal Viability – TIME
Why We Don’t Have a Pi Variant Yet — Even After So Much Omicron – TIME
How 988 Will Transform America’s Approach to Mental Health – TIME
I’m a Doctor Who Cares for Newborns. I’m Nervous After the End of Roe – TIME
Americans Still Disagree on Practically Everything About COVID-19 – TIME
Scientists Have a New Tool for Tracking COVID-19 Variants: Human Waste – TIME
Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California – Los Angeles Times
These California nurse-midwives want to provide abortions. They’re struggling to get trained – Los Angeles Times
Fueled by rapid reinfections, California’s soaring summer COVID wave could top winter surge – Los Angeles Times
L.A. County on verge of indoor mask mandate as deaths, hospitalizations rise – Los Angeles Times
Will Americans have the right COVID-19 vaccine this fall? Maybe – Los Angeles Times
Post-Roe, many autoimmune patients lose access to a crucial drug – Los Angeles Times
The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors – Los Angeles Times
California hopes cutting cannabis taxes will save struggling businesses – Los Angeles Times
Ultra-contagious BA.4, BA.5 subvariants fuel coronavirus spread across much of California – Los Angeles Times
How long should I isolate after I test positive for COVID? UChicago’s Dr. Landon gives us a timeline. – Chicago Tribune
Researchers urge doctors to test patients for toxic forever chemicals, which could cost Americans nearly $63 billion in hidden health costs – Chicago Tribune
Sewage sludge contaminated with toxic forever chemicals spread on thousands of acres of Chicago-area farmland – Chicago Tribune
Pritzker issues executive order for agency to distribute millions to Illinois communities hardest hit by opioid epidemic – Chicago Tribune
As monkeypox cases climb in Chicago, Gov J.B. Pritzker calling on federal health officials to ramp up vaccination efforts – Chicago Tribune
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin physicians are traveling to Illinois to provide abortions, increasing access to the procedure after the fall of Roe v. Wade – Chicago Tribune
Monkeypox continues to spread. 105 Chicagoans infected as vaccines roll out, health officials say. – Chicago Tribune
‘The virus is not done with us yet’: New COVID-19 variants better evade antibodies, doctors say – Chicago Tribune
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering urge President Biden to push federal action on guns – Chicago Tribune
New COVID-19 mutation raises concerns – Chicago Tribune
Forever chemicals found in drinking water throughout Illinois: Search the database – Chicago Tribune
After overturn of Roe, Illinois abortion clinics say more medical providers are urgently needed to meet out-of-state demand – Chicago Tribune
In call with Biden, Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks for increased federal funding to help states where abortion remains legal – Chicago Tribune
Sex-ed textbook rejected by Miami school board after parents invoke ‘Don’t say gay’ bill – Miami Herald
Kamala Harris talks Florida’s 15-week abortion law on swing through Orlando and Tampa – Miami Herald
The Florida Keys reports first confirmed case of monkeypox – Miami Herald
‘Absolutely be concerned.’ Monkeypox cases are surging in South Florida – Miami Herald
Florida argues 15-week abortion case belongs on fast track to state Supreme Court – Miami Herald
Injunction blocking new Florida abortion law short-lived, as state appeals – Miami Herald
Her son would have been born with half a heart. Now, a Florida abortion might not be legal – Miami Herald
House Passes Bills Protecting Abortion Access in First Votes After Supreme Court Ruling – The Wall Street Journal
Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in Septemeber – The New York Times
Is Pilates as Good as Everyone Says? – The New York Times
Interstate Abortion Travel Is Already Straining Parts of the System – The New York Times
How to Get Vaccinated, Tested and Treated for Monkeypox – The New York Times
Do Eye Creams Actually Work for Wrinkles? – The New York Times
How can I keep my pet cool and safe during a heat wave? – The New York Times
Covid Rises Across U.S. Muted Warnings and Murky Data – The New York Times
The Age of Distracti-pression – The New York Times
‘I Felt Trapped’: Sexual Abuse of Teens in the Military’s J.R.O.T.C. Program – The New York Times
A Clunky Mask May Be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste – The New York Times
How Delta-8 THC Works — and Why Experts Are Worried About It – The New York Times
Biden continues to test positive for coronavirus in ‘rebound’ case – The Washington Post
Thousands of lives depend on a transplant network in need of ‘vast restructuring’ – The Washington Post
Scientists hone argument that coronavirus came from Wuhan market – The Washington Post
San Francisco, New York state declare monkeypox emergencies as outbreak grows – The Washington Post
Why your sunscreen isn’t working – The Washington Post
U.S. may need $7 billion for monkeypox, Biden administration estimates – The Washington Post
Second coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine – The Washington Post
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar – The Washington Post
Meet the covid super-dodgers – The Washington Post
Unvaccinated man in Rockland County, N.Y., diagnosed with polio – The Washington Post
Amid GOP support, Senate Democrats see hope for same-sex marriage vote – The Washington Post
Officials reorganize HHS to boost pandemic response – The Washington Post
Is it safe to travel while BA.5 spreads? Health experts weigh in. – The Washington Post
I tried to fight the reality of aging. Here’s how I made peace instead. – The Washington Post
Democrats’ economic package may have just turned into a health-care bill – The Washington Post
Pandemic fueled surge in superbug infections and deaths, CDC says – The Washington Post
More Republicans push for abortion bans without rape, incest exceptions – The Washington Post
Biden officials urge use of booster shots, antivirals against BA.5 – The Washington Post
Federal officials warn pharmacists about denying abortion medication – The Washington Post
FDA authorizes Novavax coronavirus vaccine, adding to pandemic arsenal – The Washington Post
Drugmaker seeks approval for first nonprescription birth control pill in U.S. – The Washington Post
Lost your physical confidence after a fall? Here’s how to get it back. – The Washington Post
Democrats race to prevent spike in health premiums amid record inflation – The Washington Post
As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows – The Washington Post
Republican states are trying to use federal covid aid to cut taxes – The Washington Post
To get banned abortion pills, patients turn to legally risky tactics – The Washington Post
Acupuncture could reduce tension headaches by half – The Washington Post
These elite runners say having a full-time job helps their performance – The Washington Post