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Supreme Court Upholds Prostitution Pledge for AIDS Funding
The Supreme Court has upheld a provision of federal law that requires foreign affiliates of U.S.-based health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition of receiving taxpayer money to fight AIDS around the world.
Lambda Legal Responds to Supreme Court Abortion Decision
"Once again, our nation's highest Court has said that states cannot defy its precedent and interfere with patients' agency over their own bodies," said Camilla B. Taylor, Lambda Legal's Director of Constitutional Litigation.
Gilead's $2,340 Price for Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.
Are You In a COVID Cloud of Confusion From Mixed Messages?
The public has been barraged by conflicting messages in part because the country is dealing with a new and still poorly understood virus and in part because politicians and scientists deliver conflicting advice.
Tracking Coronavirus Cases Proves Difficult Amid New Surge
Health departments around the U.S. that are using contact tracers to contain coronavirus outbreaks are scrambling to bolster their ranks amid a surge of cases and resistance to cooperation.
States Reverse Openings, Require Masks Amid Virus Resurgence
Places such as Texas, Florida and California are backtracking, closing beaches and bars in some cases amid a resurgence of the virus.
How Risky is Flying During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too.
AP Fact Check: Actually, 20% of U.S. Lives in A Virus Hot Spot
It's been a frequent Trump administration talking point on the recent spike in COVID-19 infections: Don't worry, only a small sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Clinic Law
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.
Businesses Weigh Reopening - or Close Again - As Cases Rise
It's not the reopening businesses were hoping for: States like Texas and Arizona are seeing alarming surges in COVID-19, and businesses large and small must decide whether to keep their doors open.
World Hits Coronavirus Milestones Amid Fears Worse to Come
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases -- and hit another high mark for daily new infections.
Summer May Decide Fate of Leading Shots in Vaccine Race
If the best COVID-19 vaccine is only 50% effective, "that's still to me a great vaccine," said Dr. Drew Weissman of the University of Pennsylvania.
Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion
The very act of drinking is incompatible with wearing a mask, a primary way of limiting the spread of infection. Public health experts say many patrons are young adults who may think they are impervious to the coronavirus.
World Hits Coronavirus Milestone Amid Fears That Worst is Yet to Come
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday: 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases.
Fearing The Deadly Combo Of COVID-19 And Cancer
One study, which reviewed records of more than 1,000 adult cancer patients who had tested positive for COVID-19, found that 13% had died — more than double the overall U.S. mortality rate.
The Hidden Deaths of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Some people who get COVID-19 die of COVID-19. Some people who have COVID die of something else. And then there are people who die because of disruptions created by the pandemic.
Sex In The Time Of COVID: Gay Men Begin To Embrace A 'New Normal'
Will COVID-19 become the new STI? NYC health department guidelines suggest getting "creative with sexual positions and physical barriers," but will gay men listen?
Cities Brace For 'Collision Course' Of Heat Waves And COVID-19
Across the country, authorities are finding that their usual strategies for protecting people against heat-related health problems are in direct conflict with their strategies for containing the coronavirus.
Dueling Trump-Biden Events Offer Contrasting Virus Responses
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden swung through critical battleground states, presenting starkly different visions for America as it struggles with a pandemic.
Airlines Want Flyers To Feel Safe, But COVID Policies Add Turbulence
As consumers consider traveling again, they discover the public health guidelines in place for flying often are a messy patchwork of precautions that lack the teeth to protect passengers.