Health Jun 24 COVID vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year, study says In a study published Thursday, researchers say even more deaths could have been prevented if global targets for vaccines had been reached.
Health Jun 15 Fauci tests positive for virus, has mild COVID-19 symptoms Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Nation Jun 15 U.S. abortions rose in 2020, with about 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline.
Health May 16 U.S. COVID deaths hit 1 million less than 3 years into the pandemic The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak. That is a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Health Apr 19 CDC launches new forecasting center for future pandemics A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases.
Health Apr 11 Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives? It’s an open question whether such cancer blood tests — if added to routine care — could improve Americans’ health or help meet the White House’s goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
Health Mar 09 Man who received first transplanted pig heart dies A Maryland hospital says the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died.
Health Feb 25 Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.
Health Jan 28 Omicron has caused higher increase in U.S. daily death count than delta variant The highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave.
Health Jan 18 U.S. faces a wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models predict The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, yet COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing. Modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the omicron wave subsides this spring.