Excessive drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found.
Intelligence report says safety training at Chinese government lab complex in Wuhan before the pandemic appears routine
The view of the intelligence community contrasts with a 2022 report by the Republican oversight staff of a Senate committee that saw the training as a response to a biosafety problem.
This scientist tracked bats for decades and solved a mystery about a deadly disease
Ecologist Peggy Eby’s discovery after decades of studying bats in Australia underscores the time and shoe-leather research needed to prevent future pandemics.
As federal emergency declaration expires, the picture of the pandemic grows fuzzier
Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends. These are some of the emotional and financial struggles long COVID patients face years after their infection.
Temp nurses cost hospitals big during pandemic. Lawmakers are now mulling limits.
Proposed regulations come after demand for travel nurses, who work temporary assignments at different facilities, surged to unprecedented levels during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic stress, gangs and utter fear fueled a rise in teen shootings
Research shows that adolescents exposed to gun violence are twice as likely as others to perpetrate a serious violent crime within two years, perpetuating a cycle that can be hard to interrupt.
Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years
During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the safety-net program.