February 20, 2022, 6:05am Health
The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition. Read story
February 20, 2022, 6:05am Health
Paul Naldrett is lucky to be alive. Read story
February 20, 2022, 6:05am Health
Scott Matsuda’s cancer was worsening. Read story
February 20, 2022, 6:02am Health
Kels Rosario tested positive for COVID-19 before there was a vaccine and again after he got the shots. He suspects an illness at the beginning of the pandemic also was caused by the coronavirus. Read story
February 20, 2022, 6:02am Health
As omicron fades and scientists consider when to declare COVID-19 endemic — and, therefore, here to stay — in the United States, governors in 10 states last week leapfrogged federal recommendations and dropped mask mandates. Read story
February 20, 2022, 6:00am Health
As the omicron wave peaked in the U.S. last month, the first-line treatment for high-risk patients with early COVID-19 dangled out of reach for most. Only a trickle of the new Paxlovid pill from Pfizer Inc. was reaching hospitals and pharmacies. Read story
February 18, 2022, 8:39am Health
This winter’s mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials aren’t ready to call it over. Read story
February 17, 2022, 7:19pm Health
California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated masking and business shutdowns. Read story
February 17, 2022, 5:28pm Health Free
Washington’s statewide indoor mask mandate, one of the few left in the country, will lift on March 21, including at schools and child care facilities, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday. Read story
February 17, 2022, 8:38am Health
The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. Read story
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