Carma Hassan - News Editor
Carma Hassan
News Editor
Carma Hassan joined the National Desk as a news editor in 2011. She enjoys reading, writing, and asking questions.
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The hospital where this mom-to-be plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home
Apr 30, 2024
Mom-to-be Stephanie Zuroski hopes she recognizes the signs of labor quickly, because the hospital where she plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home in rural Elk County, Pennsylvania.
Biden administration delays proposed ban on menthol cigarettes
Apr 26, 2024
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday.
Arkansas led the nation in measuring obesity in kids. Did it help?
Apr 12, 2024
Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School library. As they took off their shoes and emptied their pockets, they joked about being the tallest.
First living patient with transplanted pig kidney goes home from the hospital
Apr 4, 2024
Rick Slayman, the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, was discharged from the hospital Wednesday, two weeks after his operation, Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement. “He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate at home with his family,” the hospital said on X, formerly Twitter.
CDC confirms second reported case of bird flu in a person in the US
Apr 1, 2024
A person who worked on a dairy farm and had “direct contact with dairy cattle” tested positive for avian flu in Texas late last week, the state’s Department of State Health Services said Monday. The case was confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend, the department said.
10 people infected in E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, CDC says
Feb 17, 2024
Ten people have been sickened by E. coli in a multistate outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert on Friday.
Rio declares dengue emergency as Brazil gears up for Carnival
Feb 8, 2024
Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of public health emergency due to an epidemic of dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil.
Biogen discontinues Alzheimer’s medication Aduhelm
Jan 31, 2024
The Alzheimer’s medication Aduhelm is being discontinued by drugmaker Biogen as it shifts resources to its other Alzheimer’s medication, Leqembi, and developing other treatments, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
Why are measles cases popping up across the United States? Here’s what to know about the highly contagious virus
Jan 29, 2024
Nearly two dozen cases of measles have been reported since December 1, according to an alert from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. International travel, coupled with declining global vaccination rates, is probably behind this spate of cases, experts say.
Measles outbreak involving cases at a Philadelphia day care center expands, health officials say
Jan 11, 2024
A cluster of measles cases in Philadelphia has widened to include eight people over the past month, including at least five children, according to the city’s health department.
Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
Jan 2, 2024
As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick.
122 anglers rescued from ice floe in northern Minnesota lake, no injuries reported
Dec 30, 2023
A total of 122 anglers were successfully rescued from an ice floe that detached from the main ice on a northern Minnesota lake Friday evening, and no injuries were reported.
Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison for child neglect
Dec 16, 2023
The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect.
New Hampshire attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against neo-Nazi group for drag story hour protest
Dec 15, 2023
New Hampshire’s attorney general has filed a civil rights lawsuit against 20 members of a neo-Nazi group NSC-131 for violating anti-discrimination laws during a protest outside a drag story hour in June.
7 students ate gummy bears from a baggie that tested positive for fentanyl and fell sick. Now 2 people have been arrested
Dec 13, 2023
Two people have been charged in connection with the case of seven Virginia elementary students who fell ill after eating gummy bears from a bag that later tested positive for fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
A bronze top hat has disappeared from a larger-than-life sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky
Dec 13, 2023
For more than a decade, a large bronze top hat has rested next to a stately statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a rock in Louisville, Kentucky’s Waterfront Park and, until recently, the accessory had been securely bolted to the former president’s perch.
