What you need to know about the child tax credit as both campaigns embrace it A major expansion of the child tax credit during the height of the COVID pandemic temporarily slashed the child poverty rate in half. That is one reason why it has become a hot topic in the presidential race. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Pharmaceutical deal to lower Medicare drug prices The Biden administration says the deal could save Americans $6 billion a year.
Mpox declared a global health emergency The World Health Organization has declared the deadly mpox outbreak sweeping across Africa as a global emergency.
What to know about Arizona's ballot initiative on abortion If passed, the amendment would allow abortion up to viability and prevent the state from penalizing others for assisting pregnant women get abortions.
2 doctors are charged in connection to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry’s ketamine death Five people, including two California doctors, have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of the Friends actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jonathan Franklin
Oropouche virus 101: A guide to a little-known virus that's raising concern this year The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know. Fatma Tanis
Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry. Asma Khalid
Biden reignites Cancer Moonshot to mobilize a national initiative to end cancer President Biden traveled to New Orleans this week to announce a $150 million investment in technologies to improve cancer surgeries. We check in on the progress of Cancer Moonshot. Yuki Noguchi
Mpox surge declared a 'public health emergency of international concern' by WHO The World Health Organization declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency. Cases have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and spread to nearby countries. Gabrielle Emanuel
WHO declares mpox emergency of international concern On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. Gabrielle Emanuel