Every day brings a new set of headlines. Here on Off Script, we’re more interested in the questions they leave behind. — The Unbiased Updates Team In This Episode Michigan picked a nominee. But did Democrats just pick a direction? We go beyond the results with senior politics reporter Azi Paybarah to explore what Abdul […]
Welcome back to Health(y) Discourse. Last week, we explored why scientists are excited — but not ready to celebrate — over a new autism study, why doctors are sounding the alarm about e-bike injuries, what you should know about the growing measles outbreak and whether flossing really could help you live longer. This week, we’re […]
Following the Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that it is decertifying an organ procurement group serving Kentucky, others are urging people not to let it color how they see organ donation as a whole. At a news conference Wednesday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said federal reviewers found “serious deficiencies” in nearly […]
In April, months before Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, his eventual Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, referred to him as “campaigning with the guy who said ’America deserved 9/11.’” A week later, Rogers wrote on social media that “Abdul campaigns today with the man who claimed ‘America deserved 9/11.” Last month, […]
Legislation winding its way through Congress would create a national standard of guardrails for how kids and teens interact with artificial intelligence, but privacy advocates are fighting it over concerns that it would also build a massive database of user information. The bill, titled the Youth AI Privacy Bill, received a favorable vote in the […]
Scandals and controversy have plagued the midterm elections this year, with new accusations and investigations into various politicians on both sides of the aisle. And it’s not just politicians — candidates who are new to federal politics are also finding themselves answering to new scandals, possibly leaving voters questioning who to vote for and who […]
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he’s been discharged from the rehabilitation center he’s been in since he fell in his home in June. In a statement from his office, McConnell said he and his wife, Elaine Chao, “are grateful for the many well wishes and support from friends, colleagues, and Kentuckians, and for the […]
President Donald Trump is pushing back on reports the U.S. is running low on key missiles amid the war in Iran, while expressing new optimism about talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump pushes back on shortage reports On Wednesday, Straight Arrow and other news outlets reported that the U.S. has sharply drawn down […]
NEW YORK — Inside a five-story building tucked into the heart of Chelsea, an art hub in downtown Manhattan, residents greet each other by name. Some gather around a table to play Chinese Checkers. Others hit the nurse’s office for their morning meds. The people living in this restored 1897 townhouse have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder […]
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine. The Trump administration’s health officials on Wednesday approved Moderna’s mFLUSIVA vaccine for adults 50 and older. The approval comes with the condition that Moderna must complete an additional clinical trial to further study the vaccine in adults 65 and older. The new vaccine was found to be about 27% more […]
