Health

Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health officials Friday said 92 flu-related deaths have already been reported in children.

Freezing temperatures in Syria's Idlib province compounds crisis

By Sarah El Deeb, Zeina Karam, Associated Press

Sub-zero temperatures and increased snowfall are further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Syria, where more than a quarter of a million people have been displaced in the past four days, the United Nations said.

Appeals court deals blow to Trump's Medicaid work requirements

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

The case involves Arkansas, but the ruling is expected to affect other states pursuing work requirements. The administration says it is reviewing its options.

Why the number of novel coronavirus cases just jumped

By Laura Santhanam

The number of confirmed cases in China rose by thousands after public health officials changed the way they diagnose people with novel coronavirus in one province. In the U.S., 15 people are being treated for the disease.

In China, political fallout from novel coronavirus outbreak continues

As novel coronavirus continues to plague China, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, fired two high-level Communist Party officials in the region at the outbreak's center. The move comes as both death toll and number of cases are surging, partly as…

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How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to deadly measles resurgence

By Hari Sreenivasan, Courtney Norris

As health care officials around the world struggle to respond to novel coronavirus, another deadly -- and far more contagious -- disease is on the rise, fueled in large part by insufficient immunization. In some countries, military conflict diminishes access…

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U.S. announces 15th virus case, an evacuee in Texas

By Associated Press

The patient, who had been flown to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio last week, is now in isolation at a hospital and was reported in stable condition.

Japan reports 1st death from novel coronavirus, 44 more cases on ship

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the first fatality is a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized since Feb. 1 when she was diagnosed with pneumonia.

WATCH: WHO deliberates how to design novel coronavirus drugs

By Laura Santhanam

Nearly 45,000 people worldwide are sick with novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, and more than 1,100 people have died, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization…

China's new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1,100

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

China has reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing the total dead past 1,100 even as the country remains largely closed down to prevent the spread of the disease.