Sean Salai

COVID sparked explosion in pregnancy-related overdoses, murders: Study

Pregnant mothers died from drug overdoses and homicides in "substantially larger" numbers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than the previous year, according to a new study.

February 1, 2023

Study finds fewer moms smoking during pregnancy

The percentage of mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy declined by more than one-third from 2016 to 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Hotels recover revenue, but staff shortages linger

The hotel industry this year will surpass pre-pandemic levels of demand and room revenue but struggle with lingering pandemic-era staff shortages, according to annual projections released Monday.

January 30, 2023

COVID-19 becomes leading respiratory cause of death among children, teenagers

COVID-19 has surpassed pneumonia and the flu to become the leading respiratory cause of death among children and teenagers, a new study found.

January 30, 2023

Remote work scams target laid-off Americans with fake interviews

Less than 24 hours after a human resources director found her on LinkedIn and conducted a 15-minute Zoom interview, Sinoha Rivas received an unreal job offer.

January 27, 2023

Pro-lifers push for near-total abortion ban in state protests

Pro-life demonstrations are planned in Michigan and Texas Saturday as activists, emboldened by the end of Roe v. Wade, push state lawmakers to go even further and ban abortions from conception.

January 26, 2023

Judge halts California’s COVID misinformation law

A federal judge has temporarily halted California's new misinformation law that restricts the advice doctors can give patients about COVID-19.

January 26, 2023

Report flags UT Austin for ‘clear ideological agenda’ in diversity, equity and inclusion policies

The University of Texas at Austin has implemented diversity, equity and inclusion policies that "espouse a clear ideological agenda" at every level of academic life, a recent report finds.

January 25, 2023

Study supports using telemedicine for opioid addiction

Telemedicine offers "a comparable alternative" to in-person medical treatment for opioid addictions amid the pandemic, according to a new study of U.S. health insurance claims.

January 24, 2023

Parents flag mental health as top pandemic worry: Pew survey

Parents are struggling to raise children in the pandemic era "amid reports of a growing youth mental health crisis," according to a new survey.

January 24, 2023

Farm group demands price-gouging probe into ‘egg-flation’

A farm group has called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch a price-gouging probe into the country's top egg producer as avian flu decimates the number of hens nationwide.

January 24, 2023

Thousands protest abortion in first March for Life after Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe

Thousands of jubilant pro-life activists joined the first March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pledging to take their fight against abortion to federal and state legislatures.

January 20, 2023

States cut grocery taxes to relieve rampant food inflation

A growing number of states have cut grocery taxes to relieve working Americans struggling with runaway inflation.

January 20, 2023

West Virginia University faculty reject tying tenure to woke work

West Virginia University's faculty has rejected a proposal that would have, on "equity" grounds, advanced professors doing diversity work while making it easier to fire tenured colleagues whose work is deemed subpar.

January 19, 2023

Gallup: Record number of Americans sour on health care

Record numbers of Americans have "soured" on the quality of health care and their own medical coverage, Gallup reported in a poll Thursday.

January 19, 2023

Runners seek pandemic escapism in scenic ‘ultramarathons’

At 5 o'clock each morning, D.C. high schooler Leila Boser laces up her shoes and escapes the indoor blues by running -- for at least seven miles.

January 18, 2023

Americans’ abortion views largely unchanged by overturn of Roe: Poll

Americans' opinions about abortion are largely unchanged since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling last year.

January 18, 2023

The price of health: Record 38% of adults delayed medical treatment due to costs, Gallup poll says

Inflation led a record high 38% of Americans to delay medical treatment due to costs last year, Gallup reported Tuesday in an annual poll.

January 17, 2023

West Virginia University delays vote on woke tenure revisions

West Virginia University's faculty Senate has delayed voting on a proposal that would advance professors doing diversity and social justice work while making it easier to fire tenured colleagues.

January 13, 2023

Fetal mortality rates unchanged despite COVID fears: CDC

Fetal mortality rates held steady during the first two years of the pandemic despite early reports of the virus threatening infants in the womb, according to new federal data.

January 12, 2023