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Allegations the rideshare company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act led to a federal lawsuit and the $2.2 million settlement, as well as waivers for wait time fees for disabled passengers. Meanwhile, media outlets report on extreme heat warnings and the health risks linked to heat.
America's best-known infectious-disease expert will retire by the end of President Joe Biden's current term, but it may be "sooner rather than later," the 81-year-old said.
The declaration could empower the administration to tackle some of its goals of reducing carbon emissions and fostering cleaner energy, The Washington Post reported. The scope and timing of an announcement was not clear.
Cruise lines will continue to report coronavirus cases to the agency, but they now have adequate tools to do it themselves, the CDC says. Meanwhile, even though covid cases are climbing across the U.S., some health experts are hesitant to "cry wolf."
Decades of underfunding have left sexual health clinics across the U.S. "stretched to capacity" and ill-equipped to handle yet another epidemic, says David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors.
At the Idaho Republican convention, delegates voted against adding language to its party platform that would carve out an abortion exception in cases where the mother's life is at risk. News on court and legislative developments is also reported from Florida, West Virginia, Indiana, and other states.
Speaking to the NAACP National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris said "extremist so-called leaders" are targeting fundamental civil rights by targeting abortion and voting.
While U.S. telehealth clinics also report an uptick in demand, those practices are limited in states with restrictions on medicated abortion. But foreign-based nonprofits are serving some those places amidst a complicated legal landscape, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Two people in Ghana have died from the hemorrhagic fever. The first case of the virus in the region was detected last year in Guinea, with no further cases identified, Reuters reported. Other news is from the U.K., India, Japan, and the African Union.
People are complaining it's hard to find vaccines for children under 5 in Florida, and anecdotally the governor is blamed, the Washington Post says. Meanwhile, although the giant convention Comic-Con is returning to San Diego for the first time since covid began, masks are required.
Modern Healthcare reports on the complexities of a proposed Medicare reimbursements rule change that could take effect next year, increasing payments to outpatient providers. Meanwhile, UnitedHealthcare is set to offer $0 insulin and epipens under certain limited conditions.
Researchers in London found that male skin cancer deaths increased by 219% since 1973, compared to 76% for women in the same period. Meanwhile, a separate study found that Black and Latino cancer patients experienced more delays in care than white patients. Other research covers covid, menstruation, Alzheimer's, and more.
Media outlets cover a number of mental health issues, including explaining how the new 988 hotline system works. Separately, experts express different views on whether a ban on Juul nicotine products will actually impact the epidemic of younger people vaping — especially with other products on sale.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D.-W.Va.) has torpedoed the president's once-vast economic package, but President Joe Biden says even a smaller package that focuses on health care costs would provide financial relief to families. Also in the news: the abortion fight on Capitol Hill, the Keep Kids Fed Act, and Anthony Fauci's looming retirement.
The Biden administration's covid coordinator, Ashish Jha, warned that covid is still evolving and that we're still in the middle of the pandemic. Jha also stressed the importance of everyone — including older people — keeping up to date with booster shots to resist newer, more infectious variants.
News outlets report on the decision by U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in a case made by 20 state attorneys general. The AGs argued federal protections for LGBTQ+ rights infringed on their rights to enact laws, including those that target LGBTQ+ rights, and Atchley agreed.
In the flashpoint case of a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio who received an abortion in Indiana: The doctor's lawyer is asking Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita to "cease and desist" with false statements alleging wrongdoing.
For the second time, the House passed a bill that would restore nationwide abortion rights. Another bill protecting women who cross state borders for care was also approved. But neither are expected to progress through a divided Senate.
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