Health & Safety

A prescription is filled on Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A ransomware attack is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide this week.

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach

1:58pm March 01, 2024

by Jenna McLaughlin

A ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.

A medical worker walks to enter Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.

South Korea launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work

11:07am March 01, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

The South Korean government is targeting a medical group, as a doctor-walkout throws the country's health care system into chaos.

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine awarded grant to research birth outcome disparities

10:57am March 01, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received a major grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust for a project aimed at reducing disparities in birth outcomes.

One middle school's credo for boosting student wellness? 'Let go and move on'

9:59am March 01, 2024

by Judith Kogan

Middle school can be tough. To help students cope, a Massachusetts school is trying to put its credo into daily action: "Let go and move on." (Story originally aired on ATC on Dec. 5, 2023.)

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Doctors in South Korea walk out in strike of work conditions

7:57am March 01, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

A walk-out by South Korean doctors has hobbled the country's medical system. Most of them have defied a government ultimatum to return to work by Thursday.

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Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working toward regulation to remove medical bills from consumer credit reports.

Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt

6:54am March 01, 2024

by Noam Levey

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the Great Recession of 2007-09, has increasingly started policing the health care system.

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A young, genetically modified pig raised at a Revivicor farm for organ transplantation research.

How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants

10:35pm February 29, 2024

by Rob Stein

Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans.

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A view of the Montana State Capitol on May 3, 2023, in Helena, Montana.

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional

7:16pm February 29, 2024

by Shaylee Ragar

The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access.

ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action

6:45pm February 29, 2024

by Michael Copley

The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.

New York state prosecutors are trying to stop JBS from making "fraudulent and illegal" marketing claims about its climate efforts.

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

5:58pm February 29, 2024

by Michael Copley

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.