A Judge Has Thrown Out A Lawsuit Brought By Hospital Workers Over A Vaccine Mandate In a five-page ruling issued Saturday, a U.S. judge upheld Houston Methodist Hospital's vaccination policy, saying its requirement that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine breaks no federal law. Emine Yücel
Maryland Man Returns To Tango After Lockdown Lift After a year in isolation, Tuan Tran of Rockville, Maryland returns to one of his favorite past-times: Argentine tango dancing. Scott Detrow
New Device Taps Brain Signals To Help Stroke Patients Regain Hand Function After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function by encouraging the brain to rewire. Jon Hamilton
Coronavirus FAQ: What Are The Rules For Flying Between The U.S. And Other Countries? Interest in international air travel is rising. If you're want to fly out of or into the United States, there's a LOT you need to know. Here's a guide. David Schaper
3 Experts Have Resigned From An FDA Committee Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval In his resignation letter, Dr. Aaron Kesselheim calls it "probably the worst drug approval decision in recent U.S. history." An FDA official says the agency found the benefits outweighed the risks. Bill Chappell
Can Drug Trial Volunteers Get The Drug After Approval? Depends Where You Live When a new drug is up for FDA approval, trials may be held not only in the U.S. but other countries as well. A study looks at global availability after approval. Big Pharm disagrees with the findings. Joanne Silberner
States Scale Back Pandemic Reporting, Stirring Alarm More than two dozen states have reduced how frequently they report what's happening with the pandemic in their states, raising alarm among some public health experts. Rob Stein
Rural Communities Fall Farther Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states' suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal. Austin Fast
Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates A Senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties. Chris Arnold
Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19. Andrea Hsu
