Tag: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials are cracking down on fruity disposable electronic cigarettes popular with teenagers, saying the companies never received permission to...
Watchdog report faults Medicare agency’s contract management
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Medicare and Medicaid programs failed to properly manage more than $6 million in communications and outreach contracts,...
Watchdog report faults Medicare agency’s contract management
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Medicare and Medicaid programs failed to properly manage more than $6 million in communications and outreach contracts,...
Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries
NEW YORK (AP) - Hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will now be collected by a private technology firm, rather...
The Latest: Yemen’s Houthi rebels ease virus restrictions
CAIRO - Yemen’s Houthi rebels are easing a variety of coronavirus restrictions amid a news blackout on the virus’ toll in their territory. The...
The Latest: Number in COVID-19 treatment only 297 in China
BEIJING - China says the number of people in treatment for COVID-19 in the country has fallen to just 297, with only three new...
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - With a cough and shortness of breath, it took Austin, Texas, resident Sam Lee three tries to get a COVID-19...
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - With a cough and shortness of breath, it took Austin, Texas, resident Sam Lee three tries to get a COVID-19...
The Latest: New Zealand to charge patient who went shopping
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand authorities say they will press charges against a coronavirus patient who escaped quarantine in Auckland and went shopping...
The Latest: New virus restrictions possible in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Renewed pandemic restrictions appeared possible in southwestern Pennsylvania as virus infections in Pittsburgh and its border counties surged, driven in part...