Flu could have a comeback this fall in Washington Washington state virtually skipped past the flu virus in 2021. That's expected to come to an end soon Paige Browning
World Health Organization Says Its Staff Perpetrated "Harrowing" Sexual Abuse In Congo It was during the Ebola crisis and was first reported in 2020 by The New Humanitarian. Now WHO has issued its own report, citing 83 allegations. And it's drawing criticism for investigating itself. Jason Beaubien
YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation The streaming service announced that videos that contain vaccine misinformation will be removed. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Obesity Rates Rise During Pandemic, Fueled By Stress, Job Loss, Sedentary Lifestyle New data show the pandemic exacerbated an already fast-growing problem, tipping more Americans' weight over the scales into unhealthy territory. Yuki Noguchi
Lots Of People Say They'll Quit Over Vaccine Mandates, But Research Shows Few Do The answers workers give in national surveys differ from how people are actually behaving after mandates go into effect in their workplace. Dana Farrington
A Man Died From Rabies In Illinois. Here's Why That's So Unusual In The U.S. The Illinois Department of Health says an elderly man died from rabies after waking up with a bat on his neck and refusing rabies treatment. It's the first case in the state since 1954. Deepa Shivaram
A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again. Rob Stein
United Airlines Says Almost All Its Workers Are Vaccinated; Some Others May Be Fired The airline says 99% of its U.S. workforce has either gotten the shots or applied for religious or medical exemptions, while fewer than 600 employees will be fired for refusing to comply. David Schaper
Paying People Addicted To Meth Even A Small Sum Of Money Can Help Them Stop Using Fatal drug overdoses, including from meth, have soared. California is preparing to roll out a controversial but proven treatment for meth addiction that involves paying users small sums not to use. April Dembosky
Long Wildfire Seasons Also Mean Extended Periods Of Dangerous Air Quality Millions of Americans have been exposed to a tremendous rise in wildfire smoke in recent years. People in rural Northern California are seeing some of the longest periods of smoke. Farida Jhabvala Romero / KQED