Health Highlights: April 11, 2023
Move to ‘green’ school buses could boost kids’ class attendance. Outdated buses actually wind up costing kids many days of education, thanks to the clouds of diesel exhaust left in their wake, a new study argues. Read more
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jouncing along to school in a fume-spewing, rattletrap yellow bus is practically a rite of passage for most American students.
1 in 5 American adults say they’ve had a relative killed with a gun. The numbers are higher for Black adults, and many survey respondents report living in fear of guns. Read more
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20% of the American population has had a family member killed by a gun, including by suicide, and 1 in 6 has witnessed a shooting, a new survey found.
Biden declares end to COVID pandemic emergency. The national emergency was first declared by former President Donald Trump in March 2020. It allowed for federal funding to go to cities and states for COVID testing and vaccinations. Read more
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TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The national and public health emergencies for COVID-19 officially ended Monday after President Joe Biden signed a Republican-backed bill to end the emergency a month earlier than planned.
Justice Department files appeal against Texas decision on abortion pill. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas is “extraordinary and unprecedented,” the DOJ said. Read more
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that invalidates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval in 2020 of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken during a medical abortion.
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