First, the good news: The flu was practically nonexistent last year. The bad news: Little flu last season means increased risk this fall and winter. The so-called “twindemic” that public health officials in California and elsewhere warned about last year — the combined threat of influenza and COVID-19 — was largely...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Un nuevo informe investiga a las instalaciones que disuaden a las mujeres de abortar. Conocidos como centros de crisis de embarazo, las instalaciones han proliferado en todo el país. Kim Clark, abogada principal de derechos reproductivos, salud y justicia de la organización de defensa Legal Voice,...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new report investigates facilities that dissuade women from getting abortions. Known as crisis-pregnancy centers, the facilities have proliferated across the country. Kim Clark, senior attorney for reproductive rights, health and justice at the advocacy organization Legal Voice, said crisis pregnancy centers purposely deceive people. “They draw people...

Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hay un gran esfuerzo esta semana para informar a las familias de Ohio sobre los peligros de un veneno silencioso. Debido a que el plomo es invisible y el daño que causa se retrasa, abordar el envenenamiento por plomo es...

Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — There is a heightened effort this week to inform Ohio families about the dangers of a silent poison. Because lead is invisible and the damage it causes is delayed, addressing lead poisoning is tricky. A recent study found 5% of Ohio kids...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Esta semana, tanto el Congreso como la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) están tomando medidas para combatir una clase de los llamados “químicos permanentes” que se llaman sustancias perfluoradas y polifluoradas (PFAS) que se encuentran en miles de productos de consumo, pero los grupos ambientalistas dicen...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This week, both Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are taking action to combat a class of so-called “forever chemicals” called Perfluorinated and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) found in thousands of consumer products, but environmental groups say change isn’t coming fast enough. On Tuesday October 19th, Sen. Alex...

BOISE, Idaho – On Monday October 11th it was Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a celebration of the people native to North America. Tai Simpson, organizer for the Indigenous Idaho Alliance, said it is also a time to mark the challenges Native American communities face. There are 5,700 unsolved cases of missing or...

BOISE, Idaho – El lunes 11 de octubre fue el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas, una celebración de los pueblos nativos de América del Norte. Tai Simpson, organizadora de la Alianza Indígena de Idaho, dijo que también es un momento para marcar los desafíos que enfrentan las comunidades nativas...