Health Apr 16 Reopening country could require thousands more public health workers Experts say the United States does not have enough public health workers to suppress another outbreak. The work could require as many as 300,000 public health workers.
Health Apr 14 Health care workers are 10 to 20 percent of U.S. coronavirus cases Between 10% and 20% of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, and they tend to be younger and are hospitalized at lower rates than infected patients overall.
Nation Apr 08 WATCH: New CDC guidelines loosen rules on essential workers who’ve been exposed to the virus The new guidelines are being issued as the nation mourns more than 14,000 deaths from the virus and grapples with a devastated economy and medical crises from coast to coast.
Health Apr 02 Trump administration moves toward broader use of face masks The recommendations, still being finalized Thursday, would apply to those who live in areas hard-hit by community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Nation Mar 26 Autism diagnosis more common after improved screening, closing racial gap While the diagnosis gap is narrowing, it's not clear that minority kids are getting the same access to services and treatment, said Michael Yudell, a Drexel University public health professor.
Health Mar 18 How social distancing works and what it means for you In this time of coronavirus and "social distancing," simple questions have suddenly become complex.
Health Mar 12 Slow virus testing is a ‘failing,’ U.S. health official says The lack of comprehensive figures means U.S. health providers could quickly be overwhelmed by undetected cases.
Health Mar 09 As labs ramp up, who can get tested in U.S. for coronavirus? Who can get tested for the worrisome new coronavirus? It's a complicated question that's left doctors, patients and some health experts frustrated and concerned…
Nation Feb 27 About 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese, government survey finds A half-century ago, about 1 in 100 American adults were severely obese. Now it's 10 times more common.
Health Feb 27 California novel coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin California officials said the person is a resident of Solano County, northeast of San Francisco, and is getting medical care in Sacramento County.