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COVID 'Cowboy' Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines 'Em Up for Shots
A Durango, Colorado, consortium that includes local businesses and the tourism office has hired actors to get people to obey the city's mandate to wear their dang masks.
Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?
Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just COVID-19.
Inside Wonky White House Virus Briefings
No matter how encouraging Andy Slavitt's news is at the government's coronavirus briefings, he can always count on next-up Dr. Rochelle Walensky to deliver a downbeat.
German Cities Suspend AstraZeneca Vaccine as More Blood Clots Surface
Authorities in Berlin and Munich are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for residents under age 60 due to new reports of unusual blood clots in people who recently received the shots.
Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Rebound if Nation Lets Up
President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and other restrictions to be maintained or restored to stave off a "fourth surge" of COVID-19.
Prepare for COVID Medical Bills This Year
Testing and vaccination for the coronavirus is free thanks to laws passed last year. Treatment isn't, however, and may be about to get more expensive.
CDC Director Has Feeling of 'Impending Doom' Amid New Spike
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made an impassioned plea to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19, warning of a potential fourth wave of the virus.
Arkansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBTQ Medical Conscience Objections Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections, a move opponents have said will give providers broad powers to turn away LGBTQ patients and others.
Virus Fight Stalls in Early Hot Spots, New York, New Jersey
A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
Did COVID-19 Stress, Uncertainty Stall Anti-Smoking Push?
A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking.
Dear Normal: Were You Really That Great in the First Place?
Dear Normal: Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully talking about Normal: going back to you, starting new with you. It's all about norms and normalcy. All about you.
Now Vaccinated, Older Adults Emerge from COVID Hibernation
From shopping in person or going to the gym to bigger milestones like visiting family, the people who were once most at risk from COVID-19 are beginning to move forward with getting their lives on track.
Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for Millions
With a challenge to the Affordable Care Act still pending at the Supreme Court, conservatives are continuing to launch legal attacks on the law,
UNAID's New Strategy Aims to END AIDS by 2030
The new Global AIDS Strategy 2021—2026, End Inequalities, End AIDS, is a bold approach that uses an inequalities lens to close the gaps preventing progress to end AIDS.
A First: US Senate Confirms Transgender Doctor for Key Post
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation.
AstraZeneca Confirms Strong Vaccine Protection After US Rift
AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its U.S. study, the latest in an extraordinary public dispute with American officials.
Can You Take Painkillers Before or After a COVID Vaccine?
It's best to avoid them, unless you routinely take them for a medical condition. Although the evidence is limited, some painkillers might interfere with the very thing the vaccine is trying to do: generate a strong immune system response.
Vaccination Sign-Ups Prove Daunting for Speakers of Other Languages
Concerns about equity have loomed large in the nation's mass covid vaccination effort. Distribution of doses has been spotty among underserved populations, many of whom have been hit disproportionately by covid hospitalizations and deaths.
Weekend of Virtual Wellness Events to Support Miami Beach Pride Organization
Mind Body Social launches W.O.W Pride with a weekend full of virtual wellness events, with an all-star lineup, in support of the LGBTQ+ community, to raise funds for Miami Beach Pride.
Brighter Outlook for US as Vaccinations Rise and Deaths Fall
More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November.