1 hour agoRuling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays openMissouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew the licens...
1 hour agoVirus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study saysThe spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window from mid-January to early February, before the nation halted travel from China.
3 hours agoVirus count revised, new clusters emerge as France reopensFrance’s public health agency reported a sudden jump in new virus infections just an hour after the prime minister announced a sweeping national reopening plan.
3 hours agoFDA finds contamination in several brands of diabetes drugU.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of a popular diabetes drug due to contamination with an ingredient linked to cancer.
5 hours agoAP Interview: French minister confident in virus tracing appAs France is easing most virus related restrictions next week, the French government is confident its contact-tracing app will be effective in the process to contain the ...
8 hours agoNew drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancersDoctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bea...
18 hours agoRising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damageAs the death toll from the coronavirus rose above 100,000 in the United States, there were also record numbers getting sick in India and worrying signs of a resurgence in...
18 hours agoCould South Florida see a second wave of coronavirus?A local infectious disease specialist says that a second wave could be a double whammy with coronavirus and the flu hitting South Florida at the same time.
2 days agoHypocrisy gone viral? Officials set bad COVID-19 examplesFew countries seem immune to the perception that politicians and officials are bending the safety rules that their own governments wrote during the pandemic.
2 days agoNevada to reopen casinos June 4, welcoming tourists againThe Trump administration is raising concerns that Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak's plan to lift coronavirus restrictions unfairly targets religious gatherings.
2 days agoDoctors say it’s vital to keep scheduled appointments even amid coronavirus fearsWhen hospitals were told to stop non-emergent procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak, many patients thought that meant they shouldn’t keep scheduled appointments with th...
2 days agoElective surgeries resume, giving patients much needed careFaced with a mandate to stop elective surgeries, hospitals like Mt. Sinai Medical Center on Miami Beach suddenly had to put the brakes on one of the most active aspects o...
2 days agoMost Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month The Trump administration says most people with Medicare will have access to prescription plans next year that limit their copays for insulin to a maximum of $35 a month.
2 days agoWatchdog who found hospital shortages unfazed by Trump barbsThe author of a federal report that found U.S. hospitals faced severe shortages of coronavirus test supplies says she is not intimidated by criticism from President Donal...
2 days agoDangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threatDangerous blood clots that can cause strokes and other life-threatening problems are increasingly being reported in coronavirus patients.
3 days agoUnder-fire UK government aide Cummings has Johnson's loyaltyA junior British government minister has quit over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s failure to fire his top aide for breaching lockdown rules.
Asia Today: 23 new cases in South Korea, none in ChinaSouth Korea has reported 23 fresh cases of the coronavirus, mostly from the densely populated Seoul area where authorities shut down thousands of nightclubs, bars and kar...
Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the worldFor people around the world who are affected by war and poverty, the simple act of washing their hands is a luxury.
Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fearsAs pandemic lockdowns ease across the U.S., millions of Americans are set to take tentative steps outdoors for Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer.
Record virus infections, deaths are ravaging Latin AmericaChina is doubling down on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and creating jobs as the number of people thrown out of work soars worldwide.
Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirusA large new study suggests that malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus not only do not help but also are tied to a greater risk ...
Hydroxychloroquine has been woman’s prescription for years, now it is scarceA woman who has been taking hydroxychloroquine says her prescription is becoming less accessible since the drug has become front and center during coronavirus.
Tech privacy firm warns contact tracing app violates policyA contact tracing app pushed by the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota as a tool to trace exposure to the coronavirus violated its own privacy policy by sharing l...
Doctors get back to business, face new challenges during coronavidus pandemicThis week, Local 10 covered various angles of doctors’ efforts to establish a new normal amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gelU.S. regulators on Friday approved a birth control gel that works in a new way to prevent pregnancy.
US wants WHO review of COVID-19 response to start 'now'The United States says it wants the World Health Organization to start work “now” on a planned independent review of the its coordinated international response to the COV...
Wendy Williams to take time off for Graves’ disease: What we know about the conditionEarlier this week, talk show host Wendy Williams announced she will take time off from her daytime show for health reasons.
VIRUS DIARY: Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by EbolaThe fear of a virus that kills its victims in isolation is all too familiar for those who lived through West Africa’s Ebola crisis.
