health Doctors See Spike in Vasectomies After Roe v. Wade Decision Vasectomies are becoming more popular among those who want to live childfree. New York Times gender reporter Alisha Haridasani Gupta joins LX News to discuss her recent article.
monkeypox How Students, Colleges Can Combat Spread of Monkeypox This Fall Dr. Alexandra Yonts spoke with LX about ways students and school can be prepared for monkeypox
monkeypox How College Campuses Can Fight the Spread of Monkeypox Managing shared spaces like showers and dorm rooms and minimizing contact with sick students will be key for colleges to fight the spread of monkeypox as students return to class. Dr. Alexandra Yonts of Children’s National Hospital joins LX News.
addiction recovery Want to Respond to the Opioid Crisis? Fight Stigma, Peer Coach Says People who’ve seen both sides of addiction knock down misconceptions and share their advice for others.
monkeypox The Latest on Polio, Monkeypox and COVID-19 Coronavirus, monkeypox and polio are all making headlines lately. To learn more about each, we brought in Dr. Bob Lahita from St. Joseph’s University Hospital in Paterson, NJ.
dating Married After a Popeyes 1st Date? Couple's Story Sparks Discussion About Dating Standards Our LX News hosts Marcel Clarke and Ashley Holt weren’t the biggest fans of this relationship story: a couple who had their first date in a Popeyes parking lot recently got married and their story was in The New York Times. The parking lot meal, the couple’s 3rd attempt at a first date, has sparked a conversation about dating standards....
mental health As Kids Ready for Back to School, More Are Reporting Anxiety Cases of adolescent anxiety have at least doubled since the pandemic, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. And “mental health problems were already at an emergency level before the pandemic even happened,” psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober says. Bober joins LX News and shares advice for kids facing stress and anxiety ahead of this school year.
monkeypox Doctor: Despite Emergency, Monkeypox Vaccine Supply ‘Woefully Inadequate' Now that it has been declared a public health emergency, will the “sluggish” response to monkeypox improve? “We still have woefully inadequate vaccine supplies for the gay male community,” which has hit hard by the disease, says Dr. Monica Gandhi, professor of medicine at UC San Francisco. She is hopeful that with enough shots, the virus will be contained.
pests Snakes, Mosquitos and Mice: Pest-Control Companies Grapple with Climate Change Some wildlife flourishes as temperatures rise, carrying diseases such as Zika and dengue.
monkeypox What It Was Like to Contract Monkeypox Matt Ford was not able to get a vaccine for monkeypox, and managed symptoms of the infection with pain medicines. Now that he is recovered after a three-week bout with the virus, Ford opened up about his experience in an interview with LX News’ Ashley Holt.
