Health & Safety

U.S. Citizen Returning Home After Being Arrested And Prosecuted In India

4:55pm March 08, 2021

by Apoorva Mittal

In India, a U.S. citizen was arrested and prosecuted for allegedly breaking lockdown rules and spreading the coronavirus at the gathering of an Islamic revivalist movement. Now, he's coming back home.

Health & Safety

6-Month Experiment Replacing Denver Police With Mental Health Teams Dubbed A Success

4:55pm March 08, 2021

by David Sachs

A Denver city councilmember who supports defunding police weighs new success of replacing cops with mental health teams. Six months in, the team has responded to almost 750 calls, without one arrest.

The CDC Says That Fully Vaccinated People Can Return To Some Pre-Pandemic Activities

4:55pm March 08, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

The CDC released new guidance that allows people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to resume some pre-pandemic activities, like gathering indoors with other vaccinated people without wearing masks.

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NC Receives Federal Grant To Grow Telehealth WIC Services

3:34pm March 08, 2021

by Keri Brown

North Carolina is getting a federal grant to help address food insecurity in rural communities.

As the U.S. accelerates its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released new guidance for individuals who have been fully inoculated.

CDC Says It's Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities

3:34pm March 08, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race, Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson's 'Code Breaker' Spotlights The Woman At The Forefront Of CRISPR

3:25pm March 08, 2021

by Jackie Northam

The gene-editing technology is at the center of an ethical debate. Isaacson examines it through the life of Jennifer Doudna, co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry for CRISPR's discovery.

Biochemist Jennifer Doudna, the subject of Walter Isaacson's new biography The Code Breaker, shared a Nobel prize in chemistry in 2020 for the part she played in developing the CRISPR gene editing technology.

CRISPR Scientist's Biography Explores Ethics Of Rewriting The Code Of Life

1:48pm March 08, 2021

by Terry Gross

The Code Breaker profiles Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist key to the development of CRISPR, and examines the technology's exciting possibilities and need for oversight.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures while speaking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks in Damascus in September. Assad and his wife, Asma, have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, according to an official statement.

Syria's Bashar Assad And His Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

10:20am March 08, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The couple received PCR tests after experiencing minor symptoms consistent with the virus, according to an official statement. Both are in "good health and in a stable condition," it said.

Health & Safety

As Vaccinations Continue, COVID-19 Cases Plateau. Is Progress Stalled?

6:00am March 08, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

An increasing number of Americans expect something like "normal" to return within the next six months. But health officials say we should stay vigilant even as the pace of vaccinations accelerates.

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News Brief: Relief Bill, Pandemic Roundup, Derek Chauvin Trial

5:41am March 08, 2021

Congress nears approving COVID-19 relief measure. Health officials remind everyone to remain vigilant of coronavirus. The ex-Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd goes on trial Monday.

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