Health

COVID patients are flooding this hospital. Again.

By Laura Santhanam

Arkansas is among the top five states for new infections, and still has one of the lowest rates of vaccination nationwide.

WATCH: State attorneys general make opioid announcement

By News Desk

State attorneys general made an announcement about opioid companies on Wednesday.

U.S. life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday.

U.S. opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Full details of the settlement involving AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson could come this week but it could take months to get final approval from state and local governments.

Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month

By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

In May, the online shopping giant said fully vaccinated warehouse workers could stop wearing face masks inside its facilities as long as they uploaded a picture of their vaccine cards to an Amazon worker app.

WATCH LIVE: Fauci, Walensky testify before Senate on COVID-19 response

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will testify before the Senate Tuesday about the federal COVID-19 response.

New research estimates millions may have died in India during pandemic

By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press

India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India's worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South…

Canada to let vaccinated U.S. citizens enter country on Aug. 9

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and have received a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada.

UK opts not to vaccinate most under 18 against COVID-19

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said the health benefits of universal vaccination don't outweigh the risks for most young people who typically suffer only mild symptoms of the virus.

With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Noting that nearly all coronavirus deaths now are among the tens of millions of people who haven't received shots, despite widespread vaccine availability, Dr. Vivek Murthy painted an unsettling picture of what the future could hold.