White House scrambles for ways to protect abortion
In marathon meetings and phone calls a sobering reality settled in: There's little the White House can do that will fundamentally alter a post-Roe landscape.
How a single judge’s ruling upended national COVID policy
The Health Freedom Defense Fund has worked to roll back vaccine and mask mandates all over the country. Monday's federal ruling handed them a major...
A tale of many pandemics: In year three, a matter of status and access
At this precarious moment in the pandemic, people are experiencing many different pandemics depending on their job, health, socioeconomic status, housing and access to medical...
U.S. doesn't have money to buy everyone a 4th vaccine dose, White House says
Regulators have not yet approved 4th doses for everyone, but some countries are already placing their orders. The White House says it doesn't have the...
White House unveils new plan to move America past covid crisis, says shutdowns, school closures no longer necessary
The plan is part of a broader White House strategy to convince Americans that life can return to normal amid the president's tanking approval ratings...
White House frustrations grow over health chief Becerra’s handling of pandemic
Dissatisfaction has escalated as the omicron variant has sickened millions amid confusing and sometimes conflicting messages from top health officials.
Coronavirus risk calculations get harder as study says rapid tests may be less effective at detecting omicron
The research said the rapid antigen tests - which have been in high demand and often hard to find this holiday season - "do detect...
President Biden said South Africa has turned down vaccine doses. But the issue is more complicated than that.
Global health experts said a confluence of factors, including sometimes unpredictable deliveries from vaccine manufacturers and limited health-care capacity, have created challenges in ensuring doses...