Public Health

Across the U.S., climate change is significantly linked to serious pregnancy risks, and black women face a higher risk than the general population, a new study shows.

At least five states reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases June 18, with some areas seeing a large surge in infections among people ages 35 and under.  

Hospitals across Florida are nearing or meeting bed capacity in intensive care units as COVID-19 cases rise, Newsweek reports. 

Ohio has experienced a plateau in newly reported COVID-19 cases and a decline in related hospitalizations after the state gradually lifted its stay-at-home order beginning six weeks ago, USA Today reports.

Antibody levels may start to decrease two to three months after a COVID-19 infection, especially in asymptomatic patients, a study published in Nature Medicine found.

New data shows that within a week of the video of George Floyd's death at the hands of police becoming public, anxiety and depression rates among black Americans increased more sharply than among other racial groups, The Washington Post reports.

There are 20 states where the number of new cases of COVID-19 is rising and 22 states where the number is falling in the U.S., as of 7:05 a.m. CDT June 18, according to The New York Times.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., had one intensive care bed available June 16 as record high COVID-19 hospitalizations plague the state, reports the Alabama Political Reporter.

Healthcare officials have asked Los Angeles County leaders to reopen a COVID-19 surge hospital that recently closed and to open a second surge hospital, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. 

An increasing number of women are experiencing pregnancy complications and childbirth complications, according to an analysis of Blue Cross Blue Shield data.