Health Care

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases which had no history of travel to China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed that at least 200 illnesses reported at L’Auberge Casino in Lake Charles during the first weekend in February were norovirus-related.

Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has received Chinese government approval to resume production at a key plant in the southern city of Shenzhen, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters late on Monday.

State workers are participating in a year-old program to lower prescription drug costs by having public employees buy their medication in Mexico at a steep discount compared to U.S. prices.

Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws.

China reported 3,062 new virus cases in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday.

The death toll rose to 908

China's finance ministry said on Sunday all levels of government  had allocated a total of 71.85 billion yuan ($10.26 billion) as of Saturday afternoon to fight coronavirus.

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 37,500 people globally. These are the latest figures reported by global health authorities as of Sunday in Beijing.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has postponed restarting production at most China plants in its joint venture with SAIC Motor (600104.SS) and the Tianjin plant in its JV with FAW Group until Feb. 17 amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn't covered by the flavor ban.

Communist leaders are trying to keep food flowing to Chinese cities to quell fears of possible shortages and price spikes.

Opaque prices are a leading driver behind high health care costs.

Billionaire businessman breaks into healthcare debate with comments on the Trump economy

The world is facing a chronic shortage of gowns, masks, gloves and other protective equipment in the fight against a spreading coronavirus epidemic, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.

A model of emergency care that focuses on business is forcing doctors to practice “fast and loose medicine"

The coronavirus has infected 31,400 people worldwide.

The U.S. economy likely added 160 thousand new nonfarm jobs last month

Two docked cruise ships with thousands of passengers and crew members remained under 14-day quarantines in Hong Kong and Japan.

Xi said China and the U.S. have maintained communication on epidemic prevention and control