If you've been delaying routine medical care in the past year, now's the time to catch up, doctors say. The consequences of missing some key screenings and health checkups can be lethal.
Nonwhite Americans looking for care for a loved one are much more likely than whites to encounter discrimination, language barriers and providers who lack cultural competence, a new report finds.
Minnesota’s three largest districts have announced plans to return middle and high school students to in-person learning. But many students won’t transition to new in-person schedules until after spring break.
State lawmakers remain divided on whether to legalize cannabis, but there’s movement on a separate bill to allow patients in the medical cannabis program to smoke marijuana.
People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting.
Johnson & Johnson has started shipping its first vaccine doses across the U.S., adding a third vaccine to the country's arsenal as public health officials warn of an uptick in cases.
A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
As the COVID-19 vaccination rate ticks upward, many people are wondering if it’s safe to see their families or if they should continue to wear masks. Two experts shared their tools for understanding the science and assessing risks.
People eligible for the coronavirus vaccine say they are running up against barriers that are designed into the very systems meant to serve those most at risk of dying of the disease.
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