Military vets with medical skills find it difficult to get civilian health care jobs With the nation's health care system strained by the pandemic, veterans with medical skills say red tape prevents them from using their military credentials to qualify for civilian jobs. Quil Lawrence
Deep breathing helps kids ease 'Gaza trauma' It's difficult to treat Gazans, said psychologist Ismael Ahel. "We can't just deal with the first trauma or the second trauma. It's a complexity of trauma." And children are deeply affected. Anas Baba
Some Kool-Aid and Country Time drink mixes recalled due to glass and metal in powder The contaminants may have been accidentally mixed into the product during the manufacturing process, Kraft Heinz says. No illnesses have been reported. Jonathan Franklin
What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules School vaccine mandates go back 200 years. They've defeated many legal challenges. Will they work for COVID? Anya Kamenetz
Air pollution in northern India is causing partial lockdowns in New Delhi India's capital is under partial lockdown because of a health emergency. But it's not COVID-19. It's air pollution that has exceeded four times what's safe. Lauren Frayer
Pfizer says it will share the rights to its COVID-19 pill Pfizer says it is willing to share rights to its COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid. It's an oral antiviral drug that can be taken outside the hospital, which could be a help to low income countries. Sydney Lupkin
U.S. COVID cases start to rise again as the holidays approach After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring. Will Stone
Times Square will welcome back vaccinated revelers this New Year's Eve The party's on, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that Times Square will be open this New Year's Eve to those who are fully vaccinated. Rachel Treisman
Pfizer agrees to license generic versions of its COVID-19 pill — in some countries The agreement covers 95 nations, but it omits hard-hit countries such as Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and Mexico. Bill Chappell
U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the last 30 years The latest report card from the March of Dimes finds that preterm birth rates increased for Black and Native people. It also finds that the rate of maternal mortality has doubled in the past 30 years. Rhitu Chatterjee
