A disease that affects three-to-four times more people than HIV/AIDS but gets far less attention … and is the largest vector-borne disease in the U.S. … is quickly becoming a major threat to Virginians—especially children. As Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil reports, a state task force on Lyme disease has been asked to provide more education to school nurses, psychologists, and medical professionals about the deadly, degenerative, neurological disease.
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- Supreme Court Hears Another Obamacare Case, With A Twist December 11, 2019The justices seemed sympathetic to $12 billion in insurance firms' claims. The Affordable Care Act promised to partially reimburse insurers if they lost money due to peoples' preexisting conditions.
- America Will Import More Sugar This Year Than It Has In 4 Decades December 11, 2019America's supply of sugar is shrinking because of a poor sugar beet harvest in the northern Midwest. As a result, the U.S. will import more sugar this year than it has in almost 40 years.
- Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change In Mozambique December 11, 2019As world leaders gather for a climate summit in Madrid, some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change say they need improved forecasting tools.
- He Started Vaping THC To Cope With Chronic Pain. Then He Got Sick December 11, 2019A Navy veteran from Cleveland tried vaping marijuana to deal with his chronic pain. He landed in the hospital, becoming one of over 2,200 Americans who have suffered serious lung injury from vaping.
- House Democrats To Begin Amending Impeachment Articles Wednesday Evening December 11, 2019The Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for 7 p.m. to mark up the legislation by which the House could then impeach President Trump, possibly by Christmas.
- Supreme Court Hears Another Obamacare Case, With A Twist December 11, 2019
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- General Election 2019: Laura Kuenssberg sums up the campaign December 11, 2019BBC Political editor Laura Kuenssberg sums up the election campaign.
- Myanmar Rohingya: Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims in UN court December 11, 2019Myanmar's leader says there is no proof its army had "genocidal intent" against Rohingya Muslims.
- Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of 'creative PR' at climate summit December 11, 2019The teenage activist's speech came after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called her a "brat".
- Jersey City: Deadly gun battle kills six people December 11, 2019At least six people died, including two gunmen who the mayor says "targeted" a kosher supermarket.
- 'Four hours to walk off pizza calories' warning works, experts say December 11, 2019Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.
- General Election 2019: Laura Kuenssberg sums up the campaign December 11, 2019