Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins

Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC chief urges Michigan to 'close things down' amid spike

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that Michigan should "close things down" to help address the country's worst coronavirus outbreak, days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer instead urged ...

Health

Fewer rural students applying to medical school

Rural America is running short on physicians. This worries health experts who have linked limited access to primary care providers to major gaps in health outcomes for rural communities.

Vaccination

Portugal suspends AstraZeneca jabs

Portugal has followed the lead of other EU countries and stopped rolling out AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine after reports of "serious but rare" side effects, health chief Graca Freitas said on Monday.

Vaccination

UK's Johnson: Vaccines worldwide takes a 'colossal mission'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to appeal to leaders of the world's richest nations to unite in a "colossal mission'' to get COVID-19 vaccines to every country and to lead a sustainable recovery from the pandemic, ...

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