Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals

Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. As of midweek, Mississippi had just six open intensive care beds in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated ...

Vaccination

Europe resumes AstraZeneca jabs, US to hit 100 million vaccines

Some European countries resumed AstraZeneca vaccinations Friday after an all-clear from EU regulators and the WHO, as US President Joe Biden was set to meet his goal of having 100 million Americans inoculated weeks ahead ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

As pandemic worsens, Biden unveils ambitious COVID-19 strategy

Joe Biden's administration unveiled a detailed COVID-19 roadmap Thursday to boost vaccinations and testing while centering scientific expertise, after the new US president warned during his inaugural speech the pandemic was ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Biden turns to coronavirus response, names advisory board

As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle to another, more pressing fight: reining in the pandemic that has hit the world's most powerful nation harder than any other.

Other

NIH head Collins steps down, led fight against cancer, COVID

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years, said Tuesday he is stepping down, capping a career in which he directed crucial research into the human genome and the fight against serious ...

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