Everyone has gripes about the American health care system. But now that the US is facing a coronavirus pandemic, the flaws have far greater -- and even deadly -- repercussions.
The revelation that an attendee at last month's Conservative Political Action Conference just outside of Washington tested positive for the virus has set off a chain reaction around Washington, as multiple Republican lawmakers who came in contact with the patient have now self-quarantined.
The second person ever to be cured of HIV is still free of active virus more than two years on, a study published by medical journal The Lancet HIV revealed on Tuesday.
While the novel coronavirus is primarily transmitted between people, touching infected surfaces can pass the virus, too. But don't call out sick just yet: Here's how to properly disinfect work stations to keep yourself healthy and your workplace clean during a pandemic.
Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, a new review finds.
Convicted felons like Harvey Weinstein who have means can hire prison consultants to get them ready for prison, educate them about navigating the system while behind bars and train them on re-entry when they're released.
Nursing homes in Washingto state have been instructed to limit visitors as coronavirus cases spread across 11 facilities -- with Life Care Center in Kirkland at the epicenter of the outbreak.
Massachusetts' coronavirus cases have more than doubled and the state's governor declared a state of emergency after employees who attended a company meeting in Boston last month tested positive for the virus.
Four people have died and 30 have been hospitalized with listeria, likely after eating recalled enoki mushrooms from the company Sun Hong Foods, authorities said.
A cruise ship held off the coast of California after people aboard tested positive for coronavirus will continue disembarking passengers in Oakland on Tuesday, as fears about the fast-moving virus ripple through the nation's capital, Wall Street and universities across the country.
A key part of the United States' coronavirus containment strategy is an epidemiological tool called contact tracing: Find sick people, isolate them and then trace everyone with whom they've been in contact and put those people into quarantine.
As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, claiming more lives, governments across the globe are taking tougher measures to contain this crisis.
The coronavirus crisis spawned new anxiety Monday in the US as confirmed cases soared, a cruise ship came home as another was told to stay away and the widening outbreak played a hand in the worst day for stock markets in more than a decade.
Many babies struggle to fall asleep without a parent at their side, or wake frequently during the night -- a phase that's exhausting for new parents but usually passes quickly.
