Health

An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

President Hassan Rouhani said there were no immediate plans to quarantine cities, but he acknowledged it may take “one, two or three weeks” to get control of the virus in Iran.

WATCH: Trump says U.S. is ‘very ready’ for novel coronavirus threat

President Donald Trump tweeted that representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others would join him at the late-afternoon appearance. Watch live here.

U.S. soldier in South Korea tests positive for novel coronavirus

By Associated Press

A U.S. military statement said the 23-year-old soldier who tested positive was in self quarantine at his off-base residence. He had been based in Camp Caroll in a town near Daegu.

Trump, U.S. officials send mixed messages on coronavirus risk

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and his chief economic adviser say coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government's top disease fighters warn Americans to prepare for an outbreak.

Why U.S. officials are escalating their concerns over novel coronavirus

U.S. health officials are expressing a new level of urgency over the possibility that novel coronavirus could spread extensively within the country. The virus appears to have peaked in China, but other global hotspots are emerging. Lisa Desjardins reports and…

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Sick Venezuelans struggle to survive amid crumbling health system, lack of care

By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson

As Venezuela grapples with a political, economic and humanitarian crisis, its health care system is crumbling. Shortages of doctors, drugs, power and clean water have led to illness epidemics, and families suffering the consequences no longer trust the country’s disintegrating…

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Stocks sink, bonds soar on fears coronavirus will stunt economy

By Alex Veiga, Stan Choe, Associated Press

The losses came a day after the market's biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a record low.

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6 billion opioid settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S. and is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of the deal.

Medical report shows Klobuchar in ‘very good health’

By Lauran Neergaard, Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Klobuchar is trailing Sanders and most of her other rivals ahead of Tuesday night's debate in South Carolina.

Virus spread in U.S. is not a question of ‘if but when,’ health expert says

By Laura Santhanam

The spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted U.S. public health officials to shift their strategy to contain and mitigate the virus rather than prevent it.