HEALTH

FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan

WASHINGTON  — The Biden administration’s embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first major hurdle Friday as… Read more

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite… Read more

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

WASHINGTON  — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning… Read more

Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge

BOISE, Idaho  — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing… Read more

Dealing with mental health crisis one Zoom call at a time

CHICAGO — The sergeant had so little use for the tablet that she did not bother to grab it from the seat of her squad car when she ran into the house… Read more

How much impact could Sturgis rally have on COVID caseload?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Rumbles from the motorcycles and rock shows of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have hardly cleared from the Black Hills of South Dakota,… Read more

California school district removes COVID-19 test blood drawn language after parents pressure

A California school district removed blood drawn language from its COVID testing consent form for students after an outcry from parents.

The… Read more

What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?

What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?

It means Pfizer’s shot for people 16 and older has now undergone the same rigorous… Read more