Medical staff treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient Frank Clark in his room on an isolated medical unit floor at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, January 5, 2022. Shannon Stapl...
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WHO to decide if monkeypox is a global health threat next week
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019. Jepayona Delita | Fu...
HHS says physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies, regardless of state law
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (...
Novak Djokovic hopes for Covid rule change ahead of U.S. Open
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the winners trophy after victory over Nick Kyrgios of Australia in their Men’s Singles Final match on day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 in London. ...
Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision...
U.S. scientists to enroll 40,000 in high-stakes, $1.2 billion Recover study
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test at testing site in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The National Institutes of He...
Beijing city to require Covid vaccinations for some public venues
Chinese cities like Beijing, pictured here on July 6, 2022, require negative virus tests from within the last 72 hours in order to enter most public spaces. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Im...
More parts of China battle Covid and threats of lockdown as cases spike
Covid-related restrictions tightened in parts of China as local cases climbed, while lighter measures such as virus testing linger on in Shanghai, pictured here on July 3, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on fighting with Peter Thiel and progressives
As U.S. companies and executives balance publicly addressing hot-button political topics, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said many still struggle with figuring out when they must speak out and when they shoul...
U.S. to deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to fight outbreak
Mock-up vials labeled “Monkeypox vaccine” are seen in this illustration taken, May 25, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.S. will deploy nearly 300,000 monekypox vaccine doses in the coming...
FDA panel recommends changing Covid shots to fight omicron this fall
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, Janua...
CVS to remove purchase limit on Plan B pills, says sales have ‘returned to normal’
Plan B One-step birth control in CVS Pharmacy, Boston, MA. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images CVS is removing the purchase limit it had put on emergency contraceptive pills following last wee...
Juul seeks to extend stay on FDA ban, citing inadequate evaluation
A sign advertising Juul brand vaping products is seen outside a shop in New York City, February 6, 2019. Mike Segar | Reuters Juul Labs is seeking to extend a temporary stay on the Food and Drug Admin...
Target will cover employees’ travel to other states for abortions
A person walks into a Target store in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Target will cover employees’ travel if they live in a state where abortion is banned,...
HHS Secretary Becerra promises abortion access in cases of rape, risk to woman’s life
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xaviar Becerra holds a news conference to unveil the Biden administration’s action plan following the overturning of Roe v Wade, at the Department of Hea...
Crypto is not replacing the U.S. dollar, Bitfury CEO Brian Brooks says
Crypto prices should be viewed more like internet stocks than currency, said Brian Brooks, the former U.S. Acting Comptroller of the Currency during the Trump Administration. The biggest misunderstand...
UK unlikely to return to mandatory Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise
More than 1.7 million Brits — or around 1 in 35 people — tested positive for Covid in the week to June 18, the latest data from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Adrian De...
Pelosi unveils abortion rights proposals after ruling
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) finishes a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion, in the Capitol Visitors ...
CVS capping purchases of Plan B pills to ensure consistent supply
Protesters outside the Supreme Court following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images CVS is limiting the number of the emergency contraceptives commonly known...
Anti-abortion states split on enforcing ban, whether to prosecute doctors, surveil women
Thousands take to the streets to protest in New York City. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is not only splitting the country into states...
World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now
The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at this time. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
Several states immediately institute abortion bans after Roe ruling
Pro-life demonstrators hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as they await its decision on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors in Wa...
Garland says DOJ ‘strongly disagrees’ with high court ruling
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against a suspect from Ukraine and a Russian national over a July ransomware attack on an American company, during a news conference at the Just...
CDC panel recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to clear Moderna‘s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kindergartners through high schoolers for public distribution this week after the agen...
UKHSA detects polio virus in London sewage, declares national incident
U.K. health authorities have said they are “urgently” investigating a rare poliovirus discovery in sewage samples in London. Picture Alliance | Getty Images U.K. health authorities have sa...
CDC advisors recommend Covid vaccines for children as young as 6 months
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccin...
FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose...