Category: Public Health

California Lawmakers Block Health Care Cuts

State legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom have hammered out an agreement on a budget that rejects Newsom’s proposed cuts to health care services for older and low-income people.

In May, most US adults supported strategies to limit COVID-19 spread

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5 regions where COVID-19 cases are rising

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Racial disparities seen in COVID-19 knowledge

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More than 2 million New Yorkers had coronavirus by end of March, study finds

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Younger adults testing positive for coronavirus in more states

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White House preps for 2nd wave; AHA calls for emergency declaration extension — 4 COVID-19 updates

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11 states with fastest, slowest spread of COVID-19

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As Problems Grow With Abbott’s Fast COVID Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire

After the FDA issues a public warning about the test, one of its senior officials says point-of-care coronavirus tests can miss 20% of cases and still be considered useful. Public health experts are split.

Easy To Say ‘Get Tested.’ Harder To Do. Here’s How.

If you’ve been in a crowd — a protest or rally — experts have advice for figuring out whether you might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and where and when to get tested for it.