Tag: Health

In this image provided by Duke University, lab research analyst Marshall Nichols does research relating to a new blood test on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in Durham, N.C. Duke University researchers are developing a blood test to more easily tell when a respiratory illness is due to a virus and not a bacterial infection, hoping to cut the dangerous overuse of antibiotics and speed the right diagnosis. (AP Photo/Duke Medicine, Shawn Rocco)

First blood test that may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease on sale in US and Europe

Anthony Leonardi · November 30, 2020 6:18 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, describes his interest in imposing stricter rules for oil and gas drilling on federal lands as a matter of fairness.

Grassley back in Senate after asymptomatic coronavirus case

Susan Ferrechio · November 30, 2020 6:10 pm

Moderna to ask FDA for emergency use authorization

Tyler Van Dyke · November 30, 2020 12:33 pm

Biden in walking boot after fracturing foot playing with dog

Callie Patteson · November 30, 2020 11:00 am

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington.

Deborah Birx ‘deeply worried’ about post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge

Tyler Van Dyke · November 29, 2020 9:56 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington.

Fauci says ‘close the bars and keep the schools open’ as schools across the country close

Michael Lee · November 29, 2020 5:23 pm

Denver mayor says he ‘should have’ shared Thanksgiving travel plans after urging people to ‘avoid unnecessary travel’

Spencer Neale · November 26, 2020 12:56 am

Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona dies at 60

Mike Brest · November 25, 2020 5:24 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington.

We can’t just ‘listen to the scientists’ — there’s more involved

Drew Holden · November 25, 2020 4:59 pm

FILE - This April 23, 2020, file photo shows President Donald J. Trump's name printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the new coronavirus outbreak in San Antonio. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is suing the federal government over its denial of federal coronavirus relief payments to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without social security numbers.

New Mexico legislature passes COVID-19 relief bill

Mike Brest · November 25, 2020 4:05 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The CDC said in a press release on May 19, 2016, that at least one violation was uncovered in nearly 80 percent of public pool and hot tub inspections in five states.

CDC likely to change length of coronavirus quarantine recommendation

Mike Brest · November 25, 2020 1:44 pm

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London.

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, reveals summer miscarriage

Mike Brest · November 25, 2020 12:40 pm