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The $265 million public campaign collapsed in September. Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee released the records Thursday and accused HHS Secretary Alex Azar of “a cover-up to conceal the Trump administration’s misuse of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for partisan political purposes.”
Inspections conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the early part of the pandemic cleared 8 out of 10 nursing homes of infection-control violations, The Washington Post reports.
The new regulation requires health insurance companies to disclose prices for common services and procedures.
The Biden campaign has employed strict safety protocols throughout the pandemic, forcing it to try new approaches in the final days of the campaign.
Thousands of supporters, often maskless, continue to crowd together to hear President Donald Trump on the campaign trail. A few cases of coronavirus infections are emerging. And in Florida, even the heat posed health concerns. Hurricane Zeta did postpone plans for a North Carolina event.
Another legal ruling muddies the waters of which ballots will be counted in next week's elections and which ones will not, as state efforts to ensure voter safety are challenged in court.
NPR obtained Department of Health and Human Services documents detailing hospitalization trends that the Trump administration withholds from the public. In related news, medical facilities in Wisconsin, Maryland and Texas battle the fall surge while preparing for winter.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly across nearly every part of the U.S., in what the White House task force calls an "unrelentless surge." One model predicts that deaths could triple by January if states don't take steps to curb the outbreak.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers express views about the recent killing of a Black man struggling with mental illness; laws that could prevent mental health care for minors; contraception and the ACA; and more.
The mayor of Philadelphia imposed a citywide curfew Wednesday in response to waves of protests and unrest this week after Walter Wallace Jr., 27, was shot and killed Monday by police. Protesters say the shooting is making them rethink how they will vote in the presidential election.
The drug, a type of monoclonal antibody, is given by intravenous infusion and costs $1,250 per dose.
"Legislation of this scope was guaranteed to involve hundreds of pages of endlessly fussed-over amendments and regulations," the former president says in an excerpt released this week. The book, "A Promised Land," comes out next month.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is closing his campaign with an emphasis on how he will handle the coronavirus crisis. NPR reports on details of that plan.
President Donald Trump continues in-person rallies in swing states and downplaying the state of the COVID crisis to voters. Meanwhile, the White House walks back a press release that falsely claimed Trump has ended the pandemic.
Poland's ban on abortion due to congenital abnormalities is not subject to appeal. Also, doctors can now refuse to prescribe contraception based on religious grounds. News on the pandemic is from the Czech Republic and Australia, as well.
The rising records of cases and hospitalizations make up "a bad recipe for a tough time ahead," Dr. Anthony Fauci said. News is from Wisconsin, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and California.
Third baseman Justin Turner chose to ignore the COVID protocols, a Major League Baseball statement said, putting everyone at risk. News is also on troubling STD rates, snacking and more.
Their artificial intelligence tool aims to improve radiation therapy targeting in cancer patients by drawing contours around a head or neck tumor, dividing it from healthy tissue, and helping to determine dosage and treatment plans.
Mass General Brigham has unveiled a project called "United Against Racism," and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois has piloted new programs to improve health equity.
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