National Guard members take on new roles at nursing homes.
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Pfc. Shina Vang and his fellow soldiers in the Minnesota National Guard have had an exceptionally busy year. They...
Merck’s Covid Pill Is Authorized by F.D.A. for High-Risk Adults
Dr. Dean Li, a Merck executive, said on Thursday that preliminary laboratory studies suggested that the drug was equally effective against Omicron as...
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Against Covid-19?
As evidence grows that the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus are causing breakthrough infections in people who were once considered “fully...
Beneath a Covid Vaccine Debacle, 30 Years of Government Culpability
At first, it appeared that the agency had attracted two large pharmaceutical firms — Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline — but their involvement proved temporary....
Colleges Fear Mental Health Crisis Amid Covid Surge
Princeton, where a student died by suicide while studying remotely last spring, has seen a 15 percent increase in demand for services, a...
Biden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
WASHINGTON — President Biden promised Americans he is making 500 million coronavirus tests available free of charge, but help is at least weeks...
National Guard Takes on New Roles in Understaffed Nursing Homes
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Pfc. Shina Vang and his fellow soldiers in the Minnesota National Guard have had an exceptionally busy year. They...
F.D.A. Clears Pfizer’s Covid Pill for High-Risk Patients 12 and Older
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first pill for Covid-19, offering a highly effective defense against severe illness that will...
Hospitals are scrambling as antibody treatments fail against Omicron.
Hospitals, drug companies and Biden administration officials are racing to address one of the Omicron variant’s biggest threats: Two of the three monoclonal...
How Exercise May Impact Our Alcohol Consumption
People who work out regularly and are aerobically fit tend to guzzle a surprising amount of alcohol, according to a new study, well...