health care

In a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, the Trump administration reaffirmed its position that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.

Health & Safety

Obamacare Must 'Fall,' Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court

1:48pm June 26, 2020

by Mark Katkov

Later this year, the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration fully supported the move.

Tubers prepare to float the Comal River in New Braunfels, Texas, on Thursday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a "massive outbreak" of the coronavirus and that some new local restrictions may be needed to preserve hospital sp

U.S. Sets Daily Record For New Coronavirus Cases

11:46am June 26, 2020

by Mark Katkov

Despite ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, nearly 40,000 new cases were reported Thursday, surpassing the previous one-day record on April 24 by more than 3,600 cases.

Health & Safety

What It Is Like To Be A Young Black Doctor

5:13pm June 25, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Young Black doctors say they hope to change the lack of medical access in their communities. But many also say the training system itself perpetuates a sense of alienation from the medical profession.

Montana Tribal Communities Offer Free Mass Testing To Contain The Coronavirus

4:07pm June 25, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

The coronavirus has exposed disparities in healthcare among people of color, and tribal communities are among the hardest hit. Montana is trying to change that with free mass testing.

Plastic fencing and landscaping boulders replaced homeless campsites on this block in downtown Denver. Advocates for the homeless fear that displacing encampments risks spreading the coronavirus throughout the homeless community.

Health & Safety

Denver's Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID-19 Guidance

5:00am June 25, 2020

by Jakob Rodgers

Cities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Surrounded by some members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, President Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 in March in the Rose Garden. Of the 27 task force members, two are women, standing to Trump's left: Dr. Deborah Birx and Seema V

Where The Women Aren't: On Coronavirus Task Forces

11:00pm June 24, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

The pandemic is by some measures taking a greater toll on women. Yet women are underrepresented in expert groups that decide how to control the coronavirus and where funds should go.

A coronavirus test kit is handed to a driver in a vehicle at a testing site in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Trump Administration Moving To Close Federally Funded COVID Testing Sites

8:45pm June 24, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Federal officials say the sites have been closing or transferring to state or local control because it's more efficient to run testing that way.

Before you visit older relatives this summer, plan ahead.

Taking A Trip To Visit Grandparents Or Older Relatives? Tips To Reduce The Risk

4:43pm June 24, 2020

If you miss your mom and dad — or they miss their grandkids — how safe is a summer trip? Older people are more likely to get seriously ill from the coronavirus, so consider these tips to reduce risk.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies Tuesday during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

'None Of Us Have Ever Been Told To Slow Down On Testing,' Fauci Testifies To House

4:50pm June 23, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

House Democrats press the leaders of federal agencies for details on whether President Trump has stymied health experts from taking more effective action to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Bamby Salcedo, here speaking at a 2017 rally, is president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed to keep Obama-era civil rights protections in place. "Everyone deserves easy access to health care," Salcedo says, "a

Health & Safety

LGBTQ Clinics Sue Trump Administration Over Discrimination In Trans Health Care

4:31pm June 22, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's rule affecting LGBTQ discrimination in health care is filed Monday. Plaintiffs say last week's Supreme Court decision has put "wind in our sails."