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As the year winds down, lawmakers rush through a flurry of final work. And one bill with global reproductive health implications is dropped due to political pressure from the White House.
Stung by criticism that she violated her own Thanksgiving travel warnings by meeting her extended family in another state, the noted AIDS doctor said in an interview that she plans to retire.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar says the deal assures that there will be enough COVID vaccine for all Americans "who wants it" by summer. Other news on the vaccine includes an experiment with endangered black-footed ferrets.
The civil lawsuit against the giant retailer claims the company's pharmacies fueled the opioid crisis by not giving its pharmacists the authority to refuse to fill prescriptions from known "pill mills."
While production and distribution poses a unique set of logistical challenges, the hardest part may prove to be decisions around who gets the shot when.
In a holiday address, President-elect Joe Biden also voiced empathy for families who lost loved ones to COVID and confidence in the vaccine he recently received.
Though it hasn't been identified in the United States, researchers say the mutated virus found in Britain is likely to have infected hundreds of people here already. It has been detected in Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and Gibraltar.
In California, Texas, Tennessee and elsewhere, hospitals are at full capacity because of the COVID surge that followed Thanksgiving.
“I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000,” President Donald Trump said during a four-minute speech posted on Twitter. While the move threatens to derail relief negotiations that are tied to critical spending legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats also support an increase.
Deaths in the United States from all causes, but mainly because of COVID, will hit a record level: 3.2 million.
Although the warning is certain to be ignored by many people, as it was at Thanksgiving, officials beg Americans to curtail travel plans to avoid yet another post-holiday surge.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KHN's First Edition is taking a holiday break. Look for it again in your inbox on Jan. 4. Happy holidays!
Opinion writers express views about funding and receiving the vaccine and how to spend the holidays.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
News is also from Italy, Japan, Mexico, Canada and South Africa.
Fewer people are moving to nursing homes, public school enrollment is down and interest in medical school is up.
Media outlets report on news from Maryland, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Ohio, Michigan, New Mexico and California.
Other developments in gene therapy, the return of Vioxx and the most impressive biotech startups are in the news.
The average person lived to be 78.8 years old, data released Tuesday show. But the coronavirus is expected to erase last year's slim gain when the government releases 2020 figures next year. One early estimation predicts that the life expectancy for 2020 could decline by two to three years.
“We want to encourage organizations to reduce their C-sections and encourage leaders to do that in a safe way,” said Dr. David Baker, executive vice president for Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission.
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