Stephanie Walker, a Black retired nurse who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2015, has never been asked to participate in a clinical trial. But if the opportunity to Read more
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Worried about the stock market? 4 reasons to keep your cool.
Are we having fun yet? I take no pleasure in seeing my portfolio shrink, but I love buying stock index funds at discount prices and I’m always amused by the hand-wringing in Read more
BP to assist with travel expenses for U.S. employees following abortion ruling
BP PLC BP, -1.03% BP, +0.16% said Wednesday it will assist with travel expenses of U.S. employees for covered health care services after the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion. “We Read more
Novavax is part of the FDA’s COVID-19 booster debate, but its vaccine still hasn’t been authorized
Novavax’s NVAX, +1.04% COVID-19 vaccine candidate played a front-and-center role during this week’s debate about how best to update the COVID-19 boosters to better protect against omicron. The catch? The Read more
Companies paying abortion travel costs for employees include Target, Yahoo
The Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, and many companies are offering to help their employees find reproductive care outside of their home states — which may Read more
Elmo gets the COVID vaccine, and says ‘there was a little pinch, but it was OK’
Meet “Vaccinate Me Elmo.” The little red Sesame Street character revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that he just got his COVID-19 vaccine, a week after the Food and Drug Administration Read more
‘We shouldn’t have to be doing this’: North Dakota’s only abortion clinic has one month to pack up and move to Minnesota — but raises $815,000 on GoFundMe
After 21 years at its current location in downtown Fargo, N.D., Red River Women’s Clinic will be moving to Moorhead, Minn. The new location is a 15-minute drive away across Read more
Manchin on abortion ruling: ‘I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh’
Americans reacted on Friday to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion access. In the court’s ruling Friday, Read more
FDA advisers say the U.S. needs updated COVID-19 boosters to fight omicron
The U.S. should pursue a COVID-19 booster strategy that focuses on developing new shots that better protect against omicron and its subvariants, according to a recommendation from a Food and Read more