Later this month, Los Angeles County, home to 10 million residents, will impose another mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, LA County Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. According to a press release, LA County remains at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated COVID-19 Community Level of Medium.…

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday he said is meant to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The White House said the action will build on what it has already been done to defend reproductive rights.  “We cannot allow an…

The Labor Department reported an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in May, the lowest figure in years. According to a nationwide job survey, millions who retired a year earlier are returning to work due to rising inflation. Experts have called this phenomenon “The Great Unretirement.” “I had worked it [retirement] all out. I could afford…

A Massachusetts man tested positive for the rare monkeypox virus, according to announcements of the case from state and federal health officials. Wednesday’s announcement marked the first monkeypox case in the United states of 2022. Cases are typically limited to Africa, with cases in other parts of the world typically linked to travel to Africa.…

Protests over last week’s leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion carried into the weekend. The opinion, which addresses the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, appears to indicate that the court is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. Hundreds gathered in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and other cities. One of the more…

A new Vermont law allows terminally ill patients to get approval to end their lives via Zoom, Skype or other telemedicine platforms, according to The National Review. Previously, Vermont law had required doctors to examine their patients in person before prescribing a lethal dose of medication, but that’s now optional. Assisted suicide, as some describe…

After 13 seasons of hosting his daytime talk show, Dr. Oz is trying to bridge the gap from celebrity cardiologist to celebrity conservative. The renowned heart surgeon is running for Senate in Pennsylvania because he disliked how the federal government handled COVID-19.   “We lost too many lives, too many jobs, and too many opportunities because…

Just days after it was extended, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle voided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate for airports and other forms of public transportation. In a 59-page ruling issued Monday, Mizelle said the CDC failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking. “The CDC omits explanations…

On the same day former President Barack Obama made his first trip to the White House since leaving office, news came out that the Biden administration is planning to extend its student loan repayment moratorium until Aug. 31. The extension, first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg, has not been officially announced by the administration. Student loan…

A bill aimed at dramatically boosting healthcare services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burns won approval in the House on Thursday. Lawmakers passed the bill largely along party lines, 256-174. 34 Republicans joined Democrats in support. The military routinely used open burn pits to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other…