The bill includes $369 billion in spending on climate and energy projects to help the country cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.
Category: Breaking
Special Medical Care For Infants Born At Cusp Of Viability Has Increased Greatly, But Minorities Less Likely To Get It, Study Finds
The share of infants born before the third trimester who receive active treatment has increased from 45.7% in 2014 to 58.8% in 2020, but Black and Hispanic infants are still less likely to receive such care.
Polio Explained: What You Need To Know After Old Threat Was Discovered Spreading In New York, London
Officials are urging parents to immunize their kids against polio—a serious disease that can cause paralysis or death and which mainly strikes young children—after the virus that causes it was found in several countries that had all but eliminated it.
Jill Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19
The First Lady is isolating in South Carolina, where the Bidens traveled for a family vacation.
Bill Gates Calls For More Global Coordination To Fight Covid ‘Health Crisis’
Speaking to South Korean legislators, Gates hailed the country’s public health system and urged it to take a leadership role in global health.
Kansas Abortion Ballot Measure Set For Longshot Recount—But Only In Nine Counties
The voters who requested the effort couldn’t pay the full $230,000 for it to take place statewide.
Even A Limited Nuclear War Could Kill Billions By Starvation, Study Finds
More than 2 billion people could starve to death just years after even a regional nuclear conflict, modeling suggests, and more than 5 billion could die after a war between the United States and Russia.
Moderna’s Omicron Booster Approved In The U.K. In World First
The booster shot targets two coronavirus variants and contains half omicron-specific vaccine and half original vaccine.
WHO Renames Monkeypox Variants To Dispel Stigma And Creates Open Forum For Name Change
The WHO is renaming the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma toward people and animals, and established an open forum to rename the disease.
House Passes Democrats’ Ambitious $430 Billion Climate And Health Bill
The landmark climate, health and tax package gives President Joe Biden and the Democrats a key win ahead of midterm elections in November.
