Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER
Associated Press and KHN
The U.S. public health system has been starved...
CVS Health expands testing capabilities amid rise in COVID-19 cases
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - CVS Health announced Thursday it is expanding its COVID-19 no-cost testing program by adding 35 more test sites at select CVS...
Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021
LAURAN NEERGAARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will...
Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say
LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they...
A drug offers hope amid spikes in coronavirus infections
R.J. RICO, MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and LISA MARIE PANE
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — As nations grapple with new outbreaks and spiking death tolls from the...
Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S.
Cases are rising in...
Poll: Pandemic does little to alter US views on health care
EMILY SWANSON and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in...
UK hosts vaccine summit amid calls for free virus vaccine
MARIA CHENG and LAURAN NEERGAARD
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — A vaccine summit hosted by the British government on Thursday raised billions of dollars to...
Virus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study says
MIKE STOBBE and CARLA K. JOHNSON
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window...
Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were...