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The first results from an in-depth investigation of long COVID produced provocative results. Researchers don’t understand the mechanism behind the lingering symptoms but found a link with anxiety.

Aimed at serving a regional “abortion desert,” the clinic plans to open, despite the expected overturn of Roe v. Wade. It’s become a focal point for abortion debate in the state.

Advocates of the proposal say it would prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help, while proponents say safe injection sites would create an “open drug scene.”

If abortion bans are enacted, millions would be forced to travel to less restrictive states, and some health providers are warning they may not be able to handle the surge in demand.

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

Abbott, one of the largest formula-makers in the U.S., has reached an agreement with the government to bring a closed factory back on line. And the FDA is easing some restrictions on imported formula.

Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

For our series “Outbreak Voices,” hospital chaplain Stephanie Ramos of Los Angeles recounts what two years of her ministry has been like, comforting the sick and grieving affected by COVID-19.

Thousands of people who support reproductive rights are marching Saturday in several cities to highlight the potential ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.