Daily Edition for Monday, August 28, 2023
Covid levels, RSV vaccines, school safety, maternal health, abortion, CARE courts, excessive heat, and more are in the news.
A Nanoengineer Teamed Up With Rihanna’s Tattoo Artist to Make Smarter Ink
By Rae Ellen Bichell
Tattoos are more popular than ever. About a third of Americans have at least one. A scientist-entrepreneur, together with a celebrity tattoo artist, believes that ink could be doing a lot more.
Californians Headed to HBCUs in the South Prepare for College Under Abortion Bans
By April Dembosky, KQED
As high school graduates prepare to leave states like California that protect abortion rights for historically Black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they’re getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college.
More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues
By Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay Times
Where trees are growing — and who has access to their shade — affects health and well-being, especially in one of the hottest states in the country.
Untangling Ron DeSantis’ Debate Anecdote About an Improbable Abortion Survival Story
By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
One woman’s narrative has been used to support state legislation that aims to protect infants that survive an abortion. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made reference to it during the first Republican primary presidential debate, held this week in Milwaukee.
Daily Edition for Friday, August 25, 2023
Kaiser Permanente Workers Start Voting This Weekend On Strike Authorization: A coalition of unions representing 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers said it will begin gathering strike authorization votes Saturday, Aug. 26, as rank-and-file employees gear up for a possible unfair labor practices strike that could begin as early as Oct. 1. Read more from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens
By Liz Szabo
Teens share photos or videos of themselves with guns and stacks of cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok. When posts go viral, fueled by “likes” and comments, the danger is hard to contain.
Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral
By Oona Zenda and Liz Szabo
As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.
“Lo que queremos es venganza”: cómo las redes sociales alimentan la violencia armada entre adolescentes
By Liz Szabo
Los adolescentes publican en Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat o TikTok, fotos o videos de sí mismos con armas y montones de dinero, a veces desafiando a sus rivales. Cuando los mensajes se hacen virales, alimentados por los “likes” y los comentarios, el peligro es difícil de contener.
California Offers Lifeline to 17 Hospitals, Including up to $52 Million for Madera
By Bernard J. Wolfson
California’s new lending program for distressed hospitals will provide Madera Community Hospital with interest-free loans of up to $52 million if it can agree on a viable reopening plan with Adventist Health. The state will offer an additional $240.5 million in interest-free loans to 16 other troubled hospitals.
