Chantelle Lee

New York

Reporter at TIME

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Articles

Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?

5 days ago | time.com | Chantelle Lee

Amid the measles outbreak that started in Texas and is now believed to have spread to four other states, many people might be wondering: do I need to get a measles vaccine booster? Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that can lead to severe complications, including death. It’s also vaccine preventable through the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is typically administered in childhood in two doses.
At Least 2 Dead and 6 Injured in FSU Shooting

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

At least two people have died and another six were taken to a hospital after a shooting at Florida State University’s (FSU) campus on Thursday, according to FSU Police. The two deceased victims are not students, authorities said at a news conference on Thursday afternoon. Police identified the shooter as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, a current FSU student and the son of a Leon County Sheriff Deputy. He was injured and has been taken to the hospital, officials said.
What to Know About the Florida State University Shooting

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Chantelle Lee

5 hours agoDr. Lisa Anderson, 58, was born in Pennsylvania and is a U.S. citizen. A doctor born in the United States says she received an email from federal immigration authorities demanding that she leave the country immediately. Lisa Anderson, a physician from Cromwell, Connecticut, told NBC Connecticut on …
What to Know About the Florida State University Shooting

6 days ago | time.com | Chantelle Lee

An unknown number of people were taken to a hospital after a shooting at Florida State University (FSU) campus on Thursday, April 17. A spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare told The Associated Press that the hospital can’t confirm the number of people being treated at the hospital. Around noon, FSU issued an alert for an active shooter reported near the student union.
Scientists Find Possible Hints of Life On A Distant Planet

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

A team of astronomers have found what they claim are the most promising—but also tentative—signs of possible life on a distant planet. The research, which was published in the The Astrophysical Journal Letters, was led by the University of Cambridge and was based on data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
How Abortion Access Could Change for Veterans

1 week ago | time.com | Chantelle Lee

Abortion rights advocates are concerned that the Trump Administration will reinstate an abortion ban at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities, rolling back the Biden Administration’s efforts to expand access for veterans and their beneficiaries. Before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the VA had banned abortion under any circumstances and prohibited its medical providers from counseling patients about abortion. But after the court’s ruling in Dobbs v.
Fatou Baldeh

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

Credit - Nathan Howard—Getty ImagesLast year, Gambia’s parliament considered a bill that would have repealed the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). Widely recognized as a human-rights violation, FGM has been illegal in Gambia since 2015, but experts say the practice still occurs because the ban is poorly enforced. When the bill to overturn the ban came before parliament, Fatou Baldeh, the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership, sprang into action.
What to Know About Whooping Cough

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

Getting vaccinated Credit - Getty ImagesWhooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. for years—and cases are continuing to soar in 2025. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are getting vaccinated against it. Here’s what to know about the ongoing surge in whooping cough cases. A bad year for whooping coughIn 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,116 cases of whooping cough. In 2024, it reported 35,435 cases.
Abortions Keep Increasing in the U.S., Data Show

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

Faith Halstead chants along with other protesters and activists near the Florida State Capitol where Florida State Senators voted to pass a proposed six-week abortion ban in Tallahassee, Florida, on April 3, 2023. Credit - The Washington Post—Getty ImagesThe number of abortions provided in most of the U.S. increased slightly in 2024 from the year before, according to new data released on April 15.
Title X Freeze Threatens Reproductive Health Care Access

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Chantelle Lee

Title X allocates millions of dollars a year for family planning services—including birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing—for people from low-income households. Credit - Getty Images—Hannah BenetThe Trump Administration’s move to withhold millions of dollars allocated for family planning services is affecting reproductive health care access in more than 20 states—including some that have made efforts to protect reproductive rights.