April 26, 2022, 7:28pm Health
This might be a tough pill to swallow. Read story
April 26, 2022, 11:55am Health Free
Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. Read story
April 26, 2022, 7:58am Health
Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai. Read story
April 26, 2022, 7:30am Health
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, as it seeks to reassure doctors that there is ample supply for people at high risk of severe illness or death from the virus. Read story
April 25, 2022, 3:21pm Health
For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. Read story
April 25, 2022, 8:03am Health
Not long ago, Kansas showed strong bipartisan support for vaccines as a tool to support a robust public health system. Read story
April 25, 2022, 8:01am Health
At the end of March, after the House passed a bill that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for insured consumers, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., tweeted about why he voted against the legislation. Read story
April 25, 2022, 7:58am Health
China’s capital, Beijing, began mass testing of more than 3 million people on Monday and restricted residents in one part of the city to their compounds, sparking worries of a wider Shanghai-style lockdown. Read story
April 25, 2022, 7:35am Health Free
A green light blinks quietly on an office phone monitor. A volunteer named Mark McAllister quickly transfers the call to his direct line. A soft voice comes through his headset: "I've been feeling a little bit sad lately." Read story
April 25, 2022, 6:02am Health
In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious disease laboratory and plunged into the COVID-19 ward at Yale New Haven Hospital, joining an army of health care workers who struggled to treat the deadly viral disease. Read story
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