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Students attend an in-person English class at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021, in Long Beach, California.

Deadly COVID-linked condition in kids poised for a comeback

August 16, 2021 at 1:23 p.m.

Pediatricians in U.S. COVID-19 hot spots are anticipating a delta-fueled swell of children with a rare, serious and sometimes deadly virus-linked condition as the fall resumption of school looms. The...

Chicago Children’s Hospital joins coalition to ensure supplies of drugs that often run short

April 6, 2021 at 9:22 a.m.

In Washington, just 4 miles from the U.S. Capitol, a children's hospital is forced at times to call up nearby medical centers to see if they can spare the therapies...

A testing firm found that some hand sanitizers bought during the pandemic contained high levels of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer.

Some hand sanitizers used to fight COVID-19 found to be tainted with cancer-causing chemical

March 24, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

Some widely available hand sanitizers that American consumers snapped up last year to ward off coronavirus infection contain high levels of a chemical known to cause cancer, a testing firm's...

Employees schedule COVID-19 tests and prepare test kits at Primary Health Medical Group's clinic in Boise, Idaho, on Nov. 24, 2020.

CDC says people should wear masks indoors as COVID-19 infections spread at record levels in United States

December 5, 2020 at 1:14 p.m.

Americans should be wearing a mask indoors whenever they're outside their own home, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending, as coronavirus infections continue to spread at...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun recommending that people wear cloth masks when out in public, particularly in high-risk areas or in situations where social distancing is not possible. It's important to know how to do so in a manner that is effective, however, and this guide will help inform you on how to properly wear a face mask.

COVID-19 infections on the rise in kids and teens with school approaching

July 17, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON — As the school year draws near, children and teens represent a ballooning percentage of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. as the youngest Americans increasingly venture outside their homes...

HAND WASHING IS A MUST | As always, employees must avidly wash their hands in hot, soapy water. Employees should be trained to frequently wash their hands or to use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol content when they can't get to a sink. But, make sure the cleaning products you use haven't expired yet.

FDA pulls authorization of Trump-touted drugs for virus

June 16, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration revoked emergency-use authorization for two malaria drugs touted by President Donald Trump as COVID-19 treatments after determining they were unlikely to work against...

Health insurance giant Anthem announced it may stop coverage in more states.

Obamacare heavyweight Anthem weighs retreating from more states

June 2, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Anthem said it may pull back from more state Obamacare markets even as lawmakers debate steps to shore up the health law. The health insurer is in talks with officials...

The FDA is considering reducing the serving size on Nutella's label, effectively halving its fat content.

Nutella maker tells FDA, ‘We’re not just for dessert anymore’

June 9, 2018 at 5:53 a.m.

U.S. consumers are putting more of their Nutella on toast and less on ice cream, and now the federal government may change its view of the smearable treat. The Food...

Former Turing Pharmaecuticals CEO Martin Shkreli.

Shkreli gets snow day as Congress delays hearing after storm

June 11, 2018 at 6:17 a.m.

Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli will have more time to battle a congressional subpoena after lawmakers postponed a hearing on U.S. drug prices because of a major snowstorm over the...

Allscripts likely to recover from management power struggle

August 23, 2021 at 5:16 a.m.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., an electronic health-records provider, can probably recover from the tumult that followed the ouster of its chairman and resignation of three directors, analysts said. The chairman,...

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