Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Biden outlines COVID plans, says it's time to return to work

President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that "it's time for Americans to get back to work" as he announced new efforts to allow people to return to normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed

Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

White House says most free COVID-19 tests have shipped

More than 90% of free at-home COVID-19 tests ordered through a federal government website have been shipped in an "unprecedented" effort, the Biden administration senior adviser on testing said Tuesday.

Health

Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests

The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.

Oncology & Cancer

Biden relaunches cancer 'moonshot' to halve death rate

President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort in a White House ceremony Wednesday, setting a goal of cutting the US death rate from the disease by half.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week

The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 ...

Health

Website for free virus tests is here. How does it work?

Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden's administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs. A new federal website ...

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