Jan 30 Novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency, WHO declares By Laura Santhanam This decision now sets into motion a chain reaction to help countries build capacity to screen, identify and report cases as novel coronavirus spreads, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading
Jan 30 For 1st time in 4 years, U.S. life expectancy rises, but only a little By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The rise is mostly due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses. Continue reading
Jan 30 Brain injuries in Iraq focus attention on invisible war wounds By Robert Burns, Associated Press The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example America's episodic attention to this type of war wound, even though it has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades. Continue reading
Jan 30 First U.S. human-to-human spread of novel coronavirus confirmed By Laura Santhanam If you have a fever and cough, have recently traveled to China or have been a close contact of a confirmed case, see a physician immediately, CDC officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: WHO says novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency By Laura Santhanam The decision comes the same day the U.S. reported its first human-to-human case of novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump administration proposes change in state funding for Medicaid By Associated Press The Trump administration is offering states a new Medicaid deal: more control over health care spending on certain low-income residents if they agree to a limit on how much the feds kick in. The plan is optional for states, and… Continue reading
Jan 30 China says 170 people have died from novel coronavirus By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The new virus has now infected more people in China than were sickened there during the 2002-2003 outbreak of SARS, another type of coronavirus. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:34 How China is responding to 'breakneck' spread of novel coronavirus Chinese officials have now confirmed over 6,000 cases of novel coronavirus -- and the pathogen is nowhere near contained. On Thursday, the World Health Organization will determine whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency. Yanzhong Huang of the… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 8:08 The danger of traumatic brain injury, which afflicted U.S. troops after Iranian attack When Iran fired missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in early January, there were no fatalities, but weeks later, the Pentagon said 50 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in the attack. Now questions are being raised about… Continue watching
Jan 29 Suspected U.S. cases of novel coronavirus rise, CDC says By Laura Santhanam With novel coronavirus identified on four continents, the World Health Organization said it would reconvene its emergency committee to discuss the virus' nature, severity and unanswered questions on Thursday. Continue reading