Health & Safety

My Unsung Hero: A partner's love, care and commitment during chemotherapy

4:59pm April 05, 2022

"My Unsung Hero," our new series from the Hidden Brain team, tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Deb Merchant's unsung hero is her partner of 22 years.

Vice President Harris, President Biden and former President Barack Obama arrive to deliver remarks on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Former President Obama visits the White House for the first time in 5 years

4:53pm April 05, 2022

by Elena Moore

Former President Barack Obama joined President Biden at the White House Tuesday as Biden unveiled new actions meant to expand the Affordable Care Act.

South African actress Khanyi Mbau, one of the stars of Netflix's new original reality show set in Africa, Young, Famous & African.

Opinion: 5 Things I'd change about Netflix's 'Young, Famous & African'

4:52pm April 05, 2022

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

If Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor could have a hand in creating another season of the reality show, he'd ditch the 'Real Housewives' drama and get the cast to talk about COVID vaccines.

A family enters a U.S. Air Force plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021. The evacuation was part of a U.S. effort to relocate Afghans to safety in the wake of the Taliban siege. But many families were separated in the process — and reuniting them

Families were split up during Afghanistan evacuations — and are still not reunited

1:53pm April 05, 2022

by Ruchi Kumar

After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts. Now a global network of volunteers are trying to bring out those left behind.

The Colorado State Capitol in Denver is pictured here in January. This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law enshrining the right to abortion in state law.

The right to abortion in Colorado is now guaranteed under state law

1:46pm April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

Health & Safety

Public input sought for alternatives to police in mental health response

9:09am April 05, 2022

by David Ford

On Thursday, Winston-Salem residents can weigh in on alternatives to police-only responses to 911 calls. The public input session will be focusing on mental health.

Residents wearing face masks walk by a masked security watch over a barricaded Galaxy Soho commercial office building locked down for health monitoring following a COVID-19 case detected in the area Tuesday in Beijing. China has sent more than 10,000 heal

26 million people in Shanghai are locked down due to a surge in COVID cases

8:20am April 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.

Senators agree on another round of emergency pandemic funding

5:11am April 05, 2022

Senators have reached a deal on $10 billion for additional COVID aid. It's far less than what the Biden administration wanted, but it's what lawmakers could agree to.

Health & Safety

Biden is pressured to end mask mandates on public transportation

5:11am April 05, 2022

by David Schaper

Airline CEOs say it's time to end the requirement that everyone wear masks in airports and on planes. The Biden administration has extended the mask mandate until mid-April.

Bethany Gates, a certified professional midwife in Iowa, examines her client, Mandy King. King has three children and this will be her first home birth.

As home births rise in popularity, some midwives operate in a legal gray area

5:01am April 05, 2022

by Natalie Krebs

As maternity wards continue to close across the U.S., demand for midwives has grown, especially in rural areas. But hospitals and health care providers have raised concerns about licensing and safety.