Health Care

What is Joe Biden’s health care plan?

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would create a public option, reduce the age for Medicare eligibility, crack down on surprise billing, and reform prescription drug pricing as part of his health care plan.

US tops 3 million known cases as coronavirus surges

The U.S. coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of intensive care unit hospital beds.

Oxycontin owner Jonathan Sackler dead at 65

The 65-year-old died from cancer. The company is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of an effort to settle nearly 3,000 lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments that blame the company for sparking the opioid crisis that has killed more than 400,000 Americans since 2000.

China officials report suspected bubonic plague case

While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.