Health Mar 16 Coronavirus vaccine test opens as U.S. volunteer gets 1st shot With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer's arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time after the new virus exploded from…
Health Mar 14 Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation Fauci's political bosses — from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump — have let him do the explaining because he's frank and understandable, translating complex medical information into everyday language while neither exaggerating nor downplaying.
Health Mar 08 Behind the scenes, scientists prep for COVID-19 vaccine test A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health,…
Health Feb 27 U.S. reports worrisome new virus case in California after Trump urges calm The person in California doesn't appear to have the usual risk factors of having traveled abroad or being exposed to another patient.
Politics Feb 25 Medical report shows Klobuchar in ‘very good health’ Klobuchar is trailing Sanders and most of her other rivals ahead of Tuesday night's debate in South Carolina.
Health Jan 31 FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for children with peanut allergies.
Health Jan 16 1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations Malaria is one of the world's deadliest and most stubborn diseases. Now babies in three African nations are getting the first vaccine for malaria in an unusual pilot program.
Politics Dec 17 Doctor’s report calls 77-year-old Biden ‘healthy, vigorous’ Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who has been Biden's primary care physician since 2009, writes in a three-page note that the Democratic presidential candidate is in overall good shape — he’s trim, exercises and keeps his cholesterol at healthy levels with the…
Health Dec 17 Proposed rules could shorten patient wait times for organ transplants The rules proposed Tuesday aim to ease an organ shortage so severe that more than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list — and about 20 die each day.
Health Aug 12 Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments are saving lives The preliminary findings prompted an early halt to a major study on the drugs and a decision to prioritize their use in Congo, where a yearlong outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people.