US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is slipping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is slipping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is slipping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK (AP) — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK (AP) — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK (AP) — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramatically, and it didn't bother local officials that their move flouted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramatically, and it didn't bother local officials that their move flouted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramatically, and it didn't bother local officials that their move flouted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramatically, and it didn't bother local officials that their move flouted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
NEW YORK (AP) — A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
More than 28 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
NEW YORK (AP) — A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
More than 28 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
NEW YORK (AP) — A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
More than 28 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
NEW YORK (AP) — A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice
More than 28 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus swept across the globe last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sank into the shadows, undermined by some of its own mistakes and stifled by an administration bent on downplaying the nation's suffering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus swept across the globe last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sank into the shadows, undermined by some of its own mistakes and stifled by an administration bent on downplaying the nation's suffering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
US will require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US will require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Another record decline reported in US cancer death rate
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Tuesday reported another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they attribute to success against lung cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals as the nation works to get the coronavirus …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Panel: People over 75, essential workers next for vaccines
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals as the nation works to get the coronavirus …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine began rolling out Sunday to hospitals, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to get the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?
NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding that health care workers and nursing home residents should be first in line for the initial, limited supplies of COVID-19 shots wasn't that hard a call. Now U.S. health officials have to determine who should be next.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
US experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun, and the few available doses are mostly going into the arms of health-care workers and nursing home residents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation's coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation's coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
US says COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fewer Black kids getting flu shots, worrying CDC officials
NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
US panel to decide who should get the first COVID-19 shots
NEW YORK (AP) — An influential government advisory panel convened on Tuesday to answer one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Who should be at the front of the line when the first vaccine shots become available?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Study: Motorcycle rally sparked COVID-19 cases in next state
NEW YORK (AP) — When nearly a half-million motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in South Dakota this summer, health experts worried the gathering would ignite new outbreaks of coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC pleads with Americans to not travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC begs Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC warns Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Wearing a mask could keep you from catching virus
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to wear masks: They're emphasizing recent research that a mask protects the person who wears it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US surpasses 1 million virus cases in November
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November, with more than 100,000 infections each day becoming the norm in a surge that shows no signs of slowing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Doctors may be better equipped to handle latest virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest surge in U.S. coronavirus cases appears to be much larger than the two previous ones, and it is all but certain to get worse — a lot worse. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued new rules that will enable large cruise ships to start sailing again in U.S. waters, though not immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'So frustrating': Grave missteps seen in US virus response
NEW YORK (AP) — A president who downplayed the coronavirus threat, scorned masks and undercut scientists at every turn. Governors who resisted or rolled back containment measures amid public backlash. State lawmakers who used federal COVID-19 aid to plug budget holes instead of beefing up testing and contact tracing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'So frustrating': Grave missteps seen in US virus response
NEW YORK (AP) — A president who downplayed the coronavirus threat, scorned masks and undercut scientists at every turn. Governors who resisted or rolled back containment measures amid public backlash. State lawmakers who used federal COVID-19 aid to plug budget holes instead of beefing up testing and contact tracing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we're rounding the turn, we're doing great.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we're rounding the turn, we're doing great.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US, as feared
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we're rounding the turn, we're doing great.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US overdose deaths appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemic
Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US drug overdoses appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemic
Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation’s top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administration seeks to paint a positive outlook, sometimes at odds with the scientific evidence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation’s top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administration seeks to paint a positive outlook, sometimes at odds with the scientific evidence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine
On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe are weighing the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks
The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many, if not all, Americans wear face coverings when leaving home, in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has repeatedly admonished Americans not to wear face masks
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
What to know about the coronavirus numbers in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The official statistics reported by health authorities would seem to show that the United States has more coronavirus infections than any other country and that the New York caseloads exceed any other state.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
For nursing homes, symptoms aren't enough to tell who's sick
SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
For nursing homes, symptoms aren't enough to tell who's sick
SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Autism diagnosis more common in the US as racial gap closes
NEW YORK (AP) — Autism has grown slightly more common in the U.S., but a gap in diagnosis of white and black kids has disappeared, according to a government report released Thursday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Experts ponder causes of New York's 'breathtaking' outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — How did the coronavirus outbreak get so bad in New York?
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON — A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers
SEATTLE (AP) — Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal health officials said Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers
SEATTLE (AP) — Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal health officials said Wednesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How social distancing works and what it means for you
NEW YORK (AP) — Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virus testing is a 'failing,' leaving cases uncounted
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks have passed since the first U.S. case of coronavirus was announced, and the government is failing to account for what could be thousands of additional infections because of ongoing problems with testing.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virus testing is a 'failing,' leaving cases uncounted
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks have passed since the first U.S. case of coronavirus was announced, and the government is failing to account for what could be thousands of additional infections because of ongoing problems with testing.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
As labs ramp up, who can get tested in US for coronavirus?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can any American who's sick get tested for the worrisome new coronavirus?
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's timeline.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limited testing supplies and federal lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's timeline.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
ADHD diagnoses increasing in black kids, report suggests
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a U.S. survey found that black children appear to be more likely than white kids to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical lawmakers the nation will have the capacity for 1 million tests within days.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine opposition has ebbed and flowed over centuries
NEW YORK - They're considered one of mankind's greatest medical achievements, yet people have balked at vaccines almost since the time of the first vaccination - in 1796, when an English country doctor named Edward Jenner inoculated an 8-year-old boy against smallpox.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Guidelines under review
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Key things to know about respiratory bug plaguing kids
NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of severe respiratory illnesses has swept the country in the last two months, propelled by what was long considered an uncommon germ.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Study: Flavored small cigars popular with kids
ATLANTA - Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fewer school districts promoting junk food, soda
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Anti-smoking battle moves outdoors; bans increase
ATLANTA - First it was bars, restaurants and office buildings. Now the front lines of the "No Smoking" battle have moved outdoors.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
CDC: First national sign of childhood obesity drop
ATLANTA - For many years, doctors have been wringing their hands as more and more U.S. children grew fat. Now, that may be changing, with the first evidence of a national decline in childhood obesity.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
U.S. suicide rate rises among middle-aged
NEW YORK - The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
The future of medicine
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuse
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Grappling with blunt questions
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Risk to all ages: 100 kids die of flu each year
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO
Too sweet
This is your brain on sugar - for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can trigger brain changes that may lead to overeating.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO
CDC says U.S. flu season starts early, could be bad
NEW YORK - Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade - and it could be a bad one.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Heavy duty news for United States citizens
NEW YORK - We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
CDC: West Nile outbreak one of largest in U.S.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Kids' cholesterol down; fewer trans fats cited
ATLANTA - Finally some good news about cholesterol and kids: A big government study shows that in the past decade, the proportion of children who have high cholesterol has fallen.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Is our problem gluten? Or faddish eating?
ATLANTA - It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Kids aren't keeping their eyes on the road
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Hundreds of salmonella cases tied to chicks
ATLANTA - Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. - mostly in youngsters - since 2004.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Young adults ignore skin-cancer warnings
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Organ donors click 'Like'
ATLANTA - Thousands of Facebook users have signed up to be organ donors this week, thanks to a new feature on the social networking site that makes it easier to register.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
More autism reported
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Bird flu, pig flu,now bat flu?
ATLANTA - For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Bread beats outchips as biggest salt source
ATLANTA - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
More kids skip school shots in eight states
ATLANTA - A rising number of parents in more than half of states are opting out of school shots for their kids. And in eight states, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners do not get all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
From polio to chickenpox, vaccines run gamut
ATLANTA - Most people don't think about polio and diphtheria these days because those diseases have been stamped out in the United States, largely because of vaccines.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Poor neighborhoods, bad health
ATLANTA - Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Kids' ER concussion visits up 60 percent over decade
ATLANTA - The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about treating head injuries, according to a new federal study.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Study: Whooping cough vaccination fades in 3 years
ATLANTA - The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years - a lot faster than doctors believed - and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in the U.S. among children who were fully vaccinated, a study suggests.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Half of Americans drink daily soda, sweet beverage
ATLANTA - Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day - and some are downing a lot.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Teen vaccinations against cervical cancer lagging
ATLANTA - Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer - a rate well below those for two other vaccinations aimed at adolescents.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
An across-the-board solution
ATLANTA - An AIDS drug already shown to help prevent spread of the virus in gay men also works for heterosexual men and women, two studies in Africa found. Experts called it a breakthrough for the continent that has suffered most from AIDS.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found
ATLANTA - Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying a staph "superbug."
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
CDC predicts smoking bans in every state by 2020
ATLANTA - By 2020, every state may have bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and the workplace, federal health officials predicted Thursday, based on the current pace of adopting anti-smoking laws.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Half of U.S. adults take vitamins, supplements
ATLANTA - About half of U.S. adults take vitamins and other dietary supplements - a level that's been holding steady for much of the past decade, new government figures show.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Preemie birth preventive spikes from $10 to $1,500
ATLANTA - The price of preventing preterm labor is about to go through the roof.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Will autism fraud be a vaccine booster?
ATLANTA - This week more shame was heaped upon the discredited British researcher whose work gave rise to the childhood-vaccines-cause-autism movement, as a prominent medical journal published a report that the man had faked his data.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
U.S. says too much fluoride causing splotchy teeth
ATLANTA - In a remarkable turnabout, federal health officials say many Americans are getting too much fluoride, and it's causing splotches on children's teeth and perhaps other, more serious problems.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
U.S. teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited
ATLANTA - The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping - a decline that stunned experts who believe it's partly due to the recession.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050
ATLANTA - As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by the year 2050, federal officials announced Friday, in a dramatic revision of earlier projections.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Diet pill shows promise, little risk
ATLANTA - An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
CDC: Not too late to get swine flu vaccination
ATLANTA - Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations following a recent uptick in hospital cases in Georgia.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
NASA, cruise line got flu shots
ATLANTA - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study: Lesser-known bug a bigger hospital threat
ATLANTA - As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed
ATLANTA - Mild brain injuries _ once considered an under-recognized problem in returning military troops _ are being overdiagnosed because the government is using soft criteria instead of hard medical evidence, an Army doctor and two other officials contend.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed
ATLANTA - Mild brain injuries _ once considered an under-recognized problem in returning military troops _ are being overdiagnosed because the government is using soft criteria instead of hard medical evidence, an Army doctor and two other officials contend.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child's IQ
ATLANTA - Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child's IQ
ATLANTA - Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed
ATLANTA - Mild brain injuries _ once considered an under-recognized problem in returning military troops _ are being overdiagnosed because the government is using soft criteria instead of hard medical evidence, an Army doctor and two other officials contend.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child's IQ
ATLANTA - Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Prev
Next