Mike Stobbe

Health U.S. drug overdoses killed 110,000 last year as the fentanyl epidemic continues to take a huge toll. But experts see hopeful signs
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
May 17, 2023
Health America’s adult smoking rate just hit an all-time low in 2022
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
April 27, 2023
Health The rate of ‘profound’ autism is rising, but not as fast as milder cases, according to a new study
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
April 19, 2023
Health Gun injuries soared 40% early during the pandemic and have only slightly tapered off since
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
March 30, 2023
Family Autism is more common among Black and Hispanic kids for the first time ever—but only because screening is better
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
March 23, 2023
Health ‘From the worst to the near worst’: Pregnancy deaths are declining after a horrific spike in 2021
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
March 16, 2023

Health How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people: ‘A public health victory’
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
February 28, 2023
Health Bird flu just became mink flu at a farm in Spain. That’s not the only jump the virus has made.
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
February 18, 2023
Health Americans keep refusing to vaccinate their kindergarteners
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
January 12, 2023
Health The shocking toll of alcohol abuse during the pandemic is just becoming clear: A 30% surge to the worst in 40 years, CDC says
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
November 4, 2022
Health ‘Liberated’ Americans are catching STDs at ‘out of control’ rates as the pandemic comes to an end
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
September 20, 2022
Health CDC drops quarantine requirement for COVID exposure: ‘The current conditions of this pandemic are very different from those of the last two years’
BYMike Stobbe, Collin Binkley, and others
August 11, 2022
Health New York reports first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
July 21, 2022
Health FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
June 15, 2022
Health Overdose deaths in the U.S. hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
BYMike Stobbe and The Associated Press
May 11, 2022