Health Care

Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins University said the U.S. is seeing a "really serious" surge in coronavirus cases that has caused an increase in the country's death toll. 

Essential workers during coronavirus have no guarantee they will qualify for workers' compensation.

India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress, the biopharmaceutical company said in a statement on Saturday.

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the “highest bidder,” saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic.

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Friday additional data from a late-stage study showed its antiviral remdesivir significantly improved clinical recovery and reduced the risk of death in COVID-19 patients.

BioNTech has partnered with Pfizer to develop a coronavirus vaccine that may be ready by the end of 2020.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Thursday that President Trump will issue three executive orders on prescription drug prices.

Early studies of the intravenous version of remdesivir showed the drug hastened recovery for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Chelsea Clinton is showing interest in starting a venture capital firm called Metrodora Ventures, according to a report.

More than three-quarters of Americans have gained weight under coronavirus lockdown, according to a new study.

Walgreens Boots Alliance lost $1.7 billion in its fiscal third quarter as the coronavirus caused a sharp drop in sales.

Testing has been ramped up nationwide, reaching about 640,000 tests per day on average

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.

A task force released proposals on Wednesday that will be submitted to the Democratic National Committee.

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.

The high court on Wednesday said 7-2 the Trump administration acted properly.

While rising case numbers partly reflect more testing, Texas has a positive test rate of 13.5 percent, more than double the rate from a month ago.

Stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday.

Authorities have reported alarming upswings of daily caseloads in roughly two dozen states over the past two weeks

A national nursing union is concerned that gear has to be reused