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Health May 07
AP report: Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening countryA set of detailed documents created by the nation's top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centers and restaurants during the still-raging…
Health May 05
U.S. infection rate rising outside New York as states open upAn Associated Press analysis finds that taking the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation shows the rest of the U.S. moving in the wrong direction, with the infection rate rising even as states move…
Health May 01
Health official says U.S. missed some chances to slow virusA top health official says the U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from travelers from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks.
Health Apr 27
U.S. Health officials ready new guidelines as restrictions easeThe Trump administration is reviewing new federal plans designed to guide restaurants, schools and others as states look to gradually lift their coronavirus restrictions.
Health Apr 20
U.S. lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleanersReports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants are up sharply, and researchers believe it's related to the coronavirus epidemic.
Health Apr 16
Reopening country could require thousands more public health workersExperts 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 casesBetween 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 virusThe 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 masksThe 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 gapWhile 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.