A nurse wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as she cares for a coronavirus COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The coronavirus vaccine will be provided free of charge to Americans who can’t afford it, the Trump […]
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Tulsa Health Officials Urge Caution On Gatherings Just 1 Week Before Trump Rally
Health officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have urged caution on attending gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic — just over a week before President Donald Trump is set to host a massive indoor campaign rally in the city. The Tulsa Health Department noted on its website Friday that Tulsa County had reported 71 new cases of the […]
Health organizations responding to Covid-19 at risk from state-backed hackers, cybersecurity officials say
Drugmakers, medical research and healthcare organizations involved with the response to the Covid-19 pandemic have been victims of state-backed hacking campaigns, cybersecurity bodies in the U.S. and U.K. have warned. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint statement Tuesday warning of so-called […]
How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus
Singapore’s new contact tracing app, TraceTogether, which is being used as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in the city-state. Catherine Lai | AFP via Getty Images One of the most ambitious projects in Apple history launched in less than a month, and was driven by just a handful of employees. In mid-March, with […]
Administration Officials Fail To Answer For Trump Lie About Google Coronavirus Site
Multiple Trump administration officials failed to answer questions Sunday about when Americans can expect a website President Donald Trump touted last week to assist with the identification of coronavirus symptoms and locations of testing centers in the United States. During a Friday press conference, Trump said Google was developing a website to help users check […]
Washington State Officials Announce 2nd Coronavirus Death in U.S.
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area. In a statement, Public Health—Seattle & King County said a man in his 70s died Saturday. On Friday, health […]
How To Prepare For A Pandemic, According To U.S. Health Officials
The new coronavirus epidemic is likely to grow into a pandemic, with additional cases expected in the U.S. possibly within the coming days, federal health officials said this week. Despite these growing concerns, health officials on Tuesday said it’s not yet clear what this could mean for the general public. What is known, however, is […]
Coronavirus Infections In China Surge As Officials Add New Testing Methods To Tally
Health officials in China’s Hubei Province — the epicenter of the outbreak of a new coronavirus — reported the largest single-day infection rate to date on Thursday, identifying 14,840 new cases in the region and 242 more deaths. The figures, which are more than 10 times the previous day’s reported infections, come as Chinese health […]
Congo Is In The Midst Of The Worst Ebola Outbreak In Its History, Officials Say
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak is the worst in the country’s recorded history with 319 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry said. The deadly virus has killed more than 190 people since the outbreak was declared Aug. 1 in the volatile east. Those dead include 163 confirmed Ebola cases. Nearly 100 people […]
Trump Officials Plan Obamacare Site Shutdowns During Open Enrollment
The Trump administration plans to take the Healthcare.gov website offline for hours at a time for maintenance during the coming Obamacare enrollment season, The Hill reported on Tuesday. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — which was harshly criticized last year for a similar move — insists the maintenance downtime occurs every year […]
U.S., Cuba Officials Discuss Mysterious Embassy Health Incidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials met at the State Department on Thursday to discuss the mysterious health problems that have affected more than two dozen American Embassy personnel, a situation that led to a reduction in staffing at the Havana mission and a chill in ties between the nations. “There’s a briefing taking […]
Fast-Growing Ebola Outbreak In Congo Has Public Health Officials Alarmed
More than three weeks into the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 61 people have died ― making this eruption among the nine largest Ebola outbreaks since the deadly hemorrhagic fever was first identified in the 1970s. And global health experts are concerned this may be just the beginning of the fight in an already […]
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
By Shefali Luthra Medicaid home care aides — hourly workers who help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks like eating, getting dressed and bathing — are emerging as the latest target in the ongoing power struggle between conservatives and organized labor. About half a million of these workers belong to the Service Employees International […]
These Pills Could Be Next U.S. Drug Epidemic, Public Health Officials Say
By Christine Vestal The growing use of anti-anxiety pills reminds some doctors of the early days of the opioid crisis. Considered relatively safe and non-addictive by the general public and many doctors, Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin have been prescribed to millions of Americans for decades to calm jittery nerves and promote a good night’s […]
Officials Think They’ve Finally Found the Source of the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
A few months ago, romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Ariz. region was yanked from shelves across the country due to E.coli contamination. That outbreak affected 210 people in 36 states, sent 96 people to the hospital, and killed five, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And […]