The Supreme Court on Monday extended a freeze on new restrictions on mifepristone, allowing the widely used abortion pill to continue being prescribed by mail.
Why it matters: The extension, which runs through 5pm ET Thursday, provides a reprieve for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest legal tussle over accessing the pill.
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but fears about the global spread of a frightening virus are catching Wall Street's attention.
Why it matters: The hantavirus cruise ship outbreak has reignited concerns about a global health crisis — sparking a brief jump for vaccine stocks, even as experts say it's nothing like the COVID pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke its silence on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak over the weekend and began to evacuate 17 Americans from the Canary Islands to a special treatment center at the University of Nebraska.
Why it matters: Public health experts had criticized the agency for not updating the public until Saturday or sending its scientists to investigate, as it has in previous deadly disease outbreaks.
The Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be the dull and predictable part of President Trump's health bureaucracy.
Instead, it's become the soap opera whose cliffhangers leave entire industries in suspense — most recently Friday's drama over reports that commissioner Marty Makary was about to be booted out.
More older Americans are falling into poverty in suburbs built for middle-class stability.
Why it matters:Suburbs lack the transit, housing and services that help cushion poverty in cities, leaving millions of seniors at risk of isolation in the neighborhoods they helped build.
Violent crime fell sharply across the largest U.S. cities in early 2026, extending a nationwide decline that began after the pandemic-era crime spike.
Why it matters: Data from 67 major U.S. law enforcement agencies show violent crime fell across major categories during the first quarter compared with the same period in 2025.
