U.S. health secretary warns ‘window is closing’ to curb the coronavirus
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is stressing that “the window is closing” for the U.S. to take action to effectively curb the coronavirus.
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U.S.-China tensions take center stage at WHO summit
The World Health Organization hosted its annual summit Monday. This year, the meeting was intended to enable world leaders to coordinate their responses to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the session was dominated by ongoing tensions between the…
Sweeping Senate vote sends Trump $8.3 billion bill to fight virus
The money would pay for a multifaceted attack on a virus that is spreading more widely every day, sending financial markets spiraling, disrupting travel and potentially threatening the U.S. economy's decade-long expansion.
Pence tries to project calm as U.S. virus response coordinator
Pence convened his first meeting of the Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday, one day after President Donald Trump made him the government's point-person for the epidemic.
The White House has considered naming a virus czar, and HHS Secretary Alex Azar himself was said to be supportive of naming a czar.
A major focus is to try to improve follow-up care for patients after they are discharged from hospitals, an area in which Medicare is increasingly holding hospitals accountable.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove all e-cigarette flavors from the market, especially those favored by children.
Federal health officials are issuing a national warning against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, as more states legalize some forms of the drug's use.
The move would reverse years of opposition from federal health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications.
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