Health

Riots, escapes and fear as coronavirus hits juvenile centers

By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press

As of Sunday, 150 juveniles and 283 staff had tested positive for COVID-19 at facilities nationwide, according to an unofficial log being kept by Josh Rovner at the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit The Sentencing Project.

Brazil may be the next big hot spot as other nations ease up

By David Biller, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Adam Geller, Associated Press

Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just "a little flu" and that there is no need for the sharp restrictions that have slowed the infection's…

Why ventilators are increasingly seen as a ‘final measure’ with COVID-19

By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue

Health care providers are concerned that anxious Americans don't understand what it means to go on and then come off a mechanical ventilator, how the machines are being deployed in U.S. hospitals and the necessity of using this information to…

U.S. Health officials ready new guidelines as restrictions ease

By Kevin Freking, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The Trump administration is reviewing new federal plans designed to guide restaurants, schools and others as states look to gradually lift their coronavirus restrictions.

Supreme Court rules insurers can collect $12 billion under health care law

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama.

WATCH: Florida governor gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on the novel coronavirus pandemic as the state considers easing its stay-at-home order.

Undefeated, high schoolers head online for virtual proms

By Associated Press

High schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun and tradition for the Class of 2020.

WATCH: NYC mayor says clinics set to start ‘self-swab’ coronavirus tests

By Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the “self-swab” tests would allow for more and easier testing and make it safer for test-seekers and health care workers alike.

Mosque’s makeshift morgue shows virus toll on UK minorities

By Associated Press

While the mosque in the central England city has been closed, its parking lot has been transformed into a temporary morgue.

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.