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Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
Even as the federal Food and Drug Administration engaged in intense deliberations ahead of Friday's vaccine authorization, hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots.
Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority
With front-line health workers and nursing home residents and staff expected to get the initial doses of COVID vaccines, the thornier question is figuring out who goes next.
COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Begin in Historic US Effort
The first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the U.S. headed from Michigan to distribution centers across the country, with the first shots expected to be given in the coming week to health care workers and at nursing homes.
As More Red States Legalize Marijuana, Some Officials Try to Nip It in the Bud
Many conservative lawmakers oppose the legalization of marijuana, an illegal drug under federal law. But they are discovering obstacles to simply passing bills to reverse the initiatives when state legislatures return to work in January.
US Says COVID-19 Vaccine to Start Arriving in States Monday
The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
Why Paying People to Get the Coronavirus Campaign Won't Work
Some health law professors suggest that payment for vaccination may exacerbate vaccine mistrust and fits into the broader history of monetary incentives in public health.
Why We're So Bad at Counting the Calories We Eat, Drink and Burn
A common way to avoid putting on extra weight is by choosing healthier options with fewer calories per serving. One problem with this strategy is that people tend to eat more of something if they think it's healthier.
Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules — Setting Off Alarms
A proposed rule would require HHS to analyze within 24 months about 2,400 regulations — rules that affect tens of millions of Americans on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drug approvals.
One-Day US Deaths Top 3,000: More Than D-Day or 9/11
The crisis across the country is pushing medical centers to the breaking point and leaving staff members and public health officials burned out and plagued by tears and nightmares.
It's Time to Scare People About COVID
As the United States faces out-of-control spikes from COVID-19, with people refusing to take recommended, often even mandated, precautions, our public health announcements feel lame compared with the urgency of the moment.
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Faces Last Hurdle Before US Decision
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S.: a panel of experts who will scrutinize the company's data for any red flags.
Xavier Becerra in His Own Words: 'Health Care Is a Right'
Becerra, who would be the nation's first Latino HHS secretary, has taken some ground-breaking positions on health care, especially since he became attorney general in 2017.
The Best Foods for Brain Health
It's easy to see the connection between an unhealthy diet and an expanding waistline. The connection between food and brain health can be harder to get your mind around.
4 Ways to Close the COVID-19 Racial Health Gap
Research suggests that to close the racial gaps in health, we need to shift our thinking away from personal risk to a community orientation.
AP-NORC Poll: Only Half in US Want Shots as Vaccine Nears
As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.
Canada Health Regulator Approves Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
Canada's health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, days ahead of possible approval in the United States.
New Initiative Launches for Older People Living with HIV/AIDS
Grantmakers In Aging has initiated Moving Ahead Together: A Framework for Integrating HIV/AIDS and Aging Services to end isolation among and improve care for older people living with HIV.
US Virus Deaths Hit Record Levels With the Holidays Ahead
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record.
Biden Calls for Action on Virus as He Introduces Health Team
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy.
UK Investigates Possible Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Shot
U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions.