Public Health officials on Saturday, Jan. 16 confirmed the faster-spreading UK variant of COVID-19 has reached Los Angeles. An infected person, only described as “male,” recently “spent time” in Los Angeles County before traveling to Oregon, where he is currently
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Kyrie Irving Fined $50,000 for Attending Indoor Party
The N.B.A. has fined Nets guard Kyrie Irving $50,000 for violating the league’s health and safety protocols after a video emerged that seemed to show Irving maskless at a family birthday party last weekend. The league’s guidelines bar players from
Coronavirus vaccine shipments unpredictable, says LA County’s chief science officer
Los Angeles County health officials said on Friday, Jan. 15, their vaccination efforts have been stymied by a short supply of doses and an unpredictable shipment schedule that’s making it tough to plan. Within the state’s most populous county, about
Flint water charges escalate debate over officials’ failures
When a former Michigan public health director was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Flint water crisis, the man who previously held the job says a chilling thought crossed his mind: It could have been me. “I spent 14 years
C.D.C. Warns New Virus Variant Could Fuel Huge Spikes in Covid Cases
Federal health officials sounded the alarm Friday about a fast spreading, far more contagious variant of the coronavirus that is projected to become the dominant source of infection in the country by March, potentially fueling another wrenching surge of cases
With oxygen running low, a health care system in Brazil nears collapse.
A shortage of oxygen tanks in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas pushed the health care system to the brink of collapse this week as hospitals turned away sick people and officials scrambled to transport critically ill coronavirus patients to
L.A. County strives to step up vaccines, but seniors told they’ll have to wait until February
Public health officials worked to clarify Los Angeles County’s coronavirus timetable on Thursday, Jan. 14, as many seniors found themselves confused over when exactly they could sign up for a vaccine — and why they must wait, likely for another
Top Official at Indian Health Service Will Step Down
The director of the Indian Health Service has said that he will resign, giving President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. a chance to install new leadership at an agency that has drawn intense criticism for its failures to provide adequate care
Keys to an Equitable Recovery: Better Data and ‘Trusted Messengers’
“It is a structural problem that people don’t have access to high-quality health care.” — Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management at Yale University, and chair of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Covid-19 Health
No Bubble for the N.B.A. Season? It’s a Problem
As long, costly and emotionally draining as 2020 was for the N.B.A., beyond the universal strain of a global health crisis, not every one of those 366 days was dour. The league was applauded often for how it responded to
NBA and players union agree to stricter COVID-19 protocols
The NBA and the NBPA, the union that represents the league’s players, agreed to a new set of health and safety protocols over the next two weeks to help the league navigate through a wave of game postponements because of
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a
Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
In this Oc. 2, 2020, file photo Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a violent mob
What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 Vaccines
What to Know About the World’s Top Covid-19 Vaccines The Health and Science DeskTracking the coronavirus Oxford-AstraZeneca Efficacy: 62-90%, depending on dose Dose: 2 doses, 4 weeks apart Storage: Stable in refrigerator for at least 6 months Authorized so far
N.B.A. Postpones Two More Games Because of the Virus
The N.B.A. cited its coronavirus health protocols in postponing two games on Monday, bringing the total number of games postponed for this reason to four. The affected games are Monday night’s matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans
NBA announces Tuesday night Bulls-Celtics game postponed
The New Orleans-Dallas game for Monday was also postponed, as the number of players in the league’s health and safety protocol has continued to climb. The Tuesday night game between the Bulls and Celtics at the United Center was postponed,
LA County will replace COVID-19 tests made by San Dimas-based Curative at pop-up testing sites
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services announced Sunday, Jan. 10, that it will discontinue the use of COVID-19 PCR tests made by San Dimas-based Curative at pop-up testing sites. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned patients and
The Latest: Scores test positive in China’s Hebei province
By The Associated Press BEIJING — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing. The outbreak focused on the Hebei cities of Shijiazhuang and Xingtai is one of
The Latest: Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant
By The Associated Press TOKYO — The Japanese Health Ministry has found a coronavirus variant in people arriving from Brazil that’s different from the ones in Britain and South Africa. The variant was found in airport tests on a man
California reports record 695 virus deaths in a day
California health authorities reported Saturday a record one-day total of 695 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. California’s death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 29,233, according to the state Department of Public Health’s
Illinois is the first state to extend health coverage to undocumented seniors
Raquel Prendkowski, director of the emergency department for Sinai Health System, thinks some of the death and suffering from COVID-19 could have been avoided if more seniors had regular treatment for chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes and heart disease. She’s
IHSA meets with Deputy Gov. Jesse Ruiz, IDPH
Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens as Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike shares the continued effort of distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine during Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s daily COVID-19 update at the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop,
With New Majority, Here’s What Democrats Can (and Can’t) Do on Health Care
Reducing drug prices The Democratic House’s other big recent health bill was an effort to lower the prices of certain expensive prescription drugs. Lowering drug prices has been a Democratic policy priority for many years, and one that Mr. Biden
UnitedHealth to buy Change Healthcare for $8B to boost tech services
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday agreed to buy Change Healthcare for $7.84 billion in an all-cash deal, as it looks to expand its fast-growing healthcare technology business. UnitedHealth will pay $25.75 per Change Healthcare share, a premium of 41.2 percent to Tuesday’s
W.H.O. Makes Vaccine Timetable Recommendations
Experts advising the World Health Organization have recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine be administered as recommended by its manufacturer, adding that countries with limited supplies of the vaccine could delay the second dose.
It could take year and a half to vaccinate all Chicago residents if feds don’t speed up pace, Lightfoot says
Dr. Marina Del Rios of University of Illinois Health, the first person to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago, gets her 2nd and final dose at Norwegian American Hospital Tuesday. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times The mayor called on President-elect Joe
Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire to shut down health-care venture Haven
A health care venture conceived by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to attack soaring costs is dissolving. Haven, which was formed in 2018 by the three US corporate giants, will cease operations by the end of February, a company spokeswoman
We Can’t Build Trust in Vaccines Without Addressing Racism in Health Care
Two years ago, I wrote an article called “When Racism Anchors Your Health.” It was about the long-tail erosion of individual wellness that results from racism in health care availability and quality (in addition to the more immediate harm that
Community’s Loss of Hospital Stirs Fresh Debate Over Indian Health Service
The hospital is federally run by the Indian Health Service, based in Rockville, Md. The agency was created to carry out the government’s treaty obligations to provide health care services to eligible American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Updated Jan. 3,
Britain Opts for Mix-and-Match Vaccinations, Confounding Experts
Representatives of Public Health England and AstraZeneca did not respond to requests for comment. Both Pfizer’s and AstraZeneca’s vaccines introduce into the body a protein called spike that, while not infectious itself, can teach immune cells to recognize and fight