| | | | | | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months — but so far has escaped unscathed. This week he faces one more threat to his political future: a comprehensive report into lockdown-breaching parties in government offices that is expected to be published within days. Senior civil servant Sue Gray is due to release her findings on "partygate," the scandal over gatherings in Johnson's 10 Downing St. residence and nearby buildings during the pandemic. Johnson is one of 83 people to have been fined by police over the parties. Johnson has apologized, but insisted that he did not knowingly break the rules. But he could face new challenges to his leadership if Gray's report is highly critical. | | | | | | MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years. | | | | | | MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A 35-ton shipment of hypoallergenic baby formula from Switzerland arrived in the United States on Sunday, the first delivery in what the Biden administration is calling "Operation Fly Formula" to deal with a nationwide shortage. | | | | | | MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated. | | | | | | U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he's home again after suffering a minor stroke. The Maryland Democrat tweeted Sunday that it was great to be home "after a long week." Van Hollen said in a statement May 15 that he experienced lightheadedness and acute neck pain while delivering a speech in western Maryland. He sought medical attention upon his return home and an angiogram indicated a minor stroke in the form of a small venous tear at the back of his head. Van Hollen said he's been told there are no long-term effects or damage. The 63-year-old Van Hollen was elected to the Senate in 2016 after serving seven terms in the U.S. House. | | | | | | The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic fallout from Russia's war in Ukraine. The European Commission recommended Monday that the EU's regular rules on national budget discipline be suspended through 2023. The 27-nation bloc's executive arm says member countries need the longer fiscal flexibility to tackle heightened economic risks due to the Ukraine war. The EU deactivated its full controls on national debt levels in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the laxer framework was ending this year. Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni says the EU is still "far from economic normality." | | | | | | An abortion clinic serving women from all over the U.S. South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency order from Florida health officials after two women who had undergone procedures at the clinic were hospitalized this year. The state Agency for Health Care Administration ordered the suspension of the license for American Family Planning of Pensacola, effective starting Saturday. On its website, the clinic says it serves women from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. In cases cited by the agency, the clinic failed to monitor the patients at all times and didn't provide medical records when patients were transferred. | | | | | | "There's a lot of things that don't make sense," said a virus researcher. CDC officials last week said they are now looking into 180 possible cases across the U.S. | | | | | | |
