Health

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.

39 states investigate Juul's marketing of vaping products

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.

WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness.

Long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS reflect on what they've witnessed and endured

By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue

"Those of us who are longtime survivors — there are other things popping up now because we weren’t expected to live this long," one HIV survivor said.

In effort to stop virus' spread, countries limit travel

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended Tuesday as officials desperately sought to stop the seemingly inevitable spread of a new virus.