The cameras earned them a mask pass. Los Angeles health officials are defending the 2021 Emmy Awards as a justified “exception” to the local mask mandate after the show faced
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Biden Channels Stephen Miller to Deport Haitian Asylum Seekers
President Biden has implored Americans to heed the guidance of public health experts in order to tamp down the spread of Covid-19. But when it comes to deporting desperate refugees
A COVID-19 booster shot that could protect against multiple variants at once is being tested in humans for the first time
A person receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) in Boston, Massachusetts on December 24, 2020. Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images A
COVID-19 hospitalizations fall again in LA County; businesses complying with tighter rules
COVID-19 hospitalizations continued declining on Monday, Sept. 20, in Los Angeles County, while health officials again reported generally high compliance with safety restrictions at businesses, despite some lapses in enforcement
India Says It Will Resume Covid-19 Vaccine Exports
India’s health minister said on Monday that the country would resume exports of Covid-19 vaccines, five months after halting shipments during its own devastating wave of infections. The health minister,
After Egress, SpaceX Inspiration4 Astronauts to Get Health Check
When astronauts return to Earth from space, they can experience a number of health and physical issues after they land — a result of living without gravity. For flights that
Health Experts Support Boosters for Americans Aged 60 and Older
American health experts spoke out on social media and other platforms on Friday and Saturday to applaud the likelihood that federal regulators could soon make Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots available for
Top doctors say not so fast to Biden’s boosters-for-all plan
Just one month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine to all Americans. But after campaigning
The World Health Organization compiles data on global COVID-19 vaccine figures but says it can’t reveal how many of its own staff have been vaccinated
In this Wednesday, July 28, 2021 file photo, a health worker administers a dose of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson in the Medina neighborhood in Dakar, Senegal. Leo
Q&A: What you need to know about LA County’s new coronavirus vaccine rules
Los Angeles County on Friday, Sept.16, planned to revise its health order, requiring certain businesses to require proof of vaccination or negative testing for employees and customers. The order had
LA County’s tighter coronavirus vaccine rules spark at least one organizer to cancel ‘mega-event’
The Los Angeles County Department of Health’s anticipated changes to its coronavirus-spurred health order has led at least one event organizer to cancel, citing a lack of resources to carry
HHS announces new actions to ‘bolster access’ to abortions in Texas after restrictive law
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a plan to make available new resources to “protect reproductive health” in the face of the new Texas abortion law.
It’s Time to Get a Flu Shot
Last fall, as coronavirus cases climbed and the world hoped for vaccines, health experts feared influenza and Covid-19 would combine for a devastating “twindemic.” While pandemic measures appeared to keep
House Republicans press HHS on no-bid contracts amid claims of poor conditions at child migrant centers
FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are pushing for answers from the Department of Health and Human Services on its use of “no-bid” contract awards amid reports
Nicki Minaj’s ‘swollen testicles’ claim gets debunked by Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh criticized as "false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a
Weekly Health Quiz: Sparkling Water, Exercise and Covid
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry
House Democrats writing the health provisions of their big social spending bill aimed high: new coverage for poor Americans without insurance; extra subsidies for people who buy their own coverage;
LA County set to require proof of vaccination at bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries
Los Angeles County’s chief public health officer said the county will amend its health order this week to require “targeted” vaccine verification at certain businesses, warning that the region will
Is Seltzer Water Just as Healthy as Flat Water?
I drink a lot of unsweetened seltzer. Does that have the same health benefits as drinking regular water? There’s still water and then there’s what my 4-year-old calls “spicy water,”
In Review, Top F.D.A. Scientists Question Imminent Need for Booster Shots
Federal health officials have said that one reason they announced the booster plan was to stay ahead of the virus and be ready for when vaccines may no longer protect
U.K. Authorizes Covid Vaccinations for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
Health officials in the United Kingdom on Monday authorized a mass Covid vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds, amid widespread concerns that Covid-19 cases could spike with the return to
How Outrage Over Vaccine Mandates Became a Mainstream G.O.P. Stance
Experts in public health law agree that Mr. Biden is on solid legal footing, because his actions are grounded in federal workplace safety laws. They say Republican governors who insist
FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
Federal health officials on Thursday delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling vaping brand Juul to stay on the market, while ordering thousands of other electronic cigarettes off
North Korea, slimmed-down Kim Jong Un, enjoy toned-down parade
Military search dogs and goose-stepping trainers. Health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits. And a slimmed-down, beaming Kim Jong Un in a cream-colored business suit. The parade marking
Weekly Health Quiz: Coffee, Dorm Rooms and Exercise
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26
The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat.
Public health experts say this year’s flu season could result in three times as many hospitalizations, further straining medical resources during this pandemic
In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, a medical assistant at the Sea Mar Community Health Center, gives a patient a flu shot in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
After Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
Louisiana health officials said Tuesday they are revoking the licenses of nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died amid deteriorating conditions deemed too squalid to
Medical Journals Call Climate Change the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Public Health’
A collection of leading health and medical journals called this week for swift action to combat climate change, calling on governments to cooperate and invest in the environmental crisis with
Mental health exam ordered for supermarket shooting suspect
A judge on Tuesday ordered a state mental health evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March to determine whether he is competent