Michael Osterhom, an infectious disease researcher, warns up to 70 percent of people might become infected by COVID-19 unless a vaccine works.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Antibody tests were supposed to help guide reopening plans. They’ve brought more confusion than clarity.
A lack of evidence has complicated hope COVID-19 antibody tests will provide quick answers about immunity and when social distancing orders can relax.
‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care
Hospitals might not have enough ventilators to care for coronavirus patients. Ethics could guide doctors’ decisions on who gets care.
The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant superbugs sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year
A coming post-antibiotic era is already here: CDC says there’s an infection every 11 seconds from superbugs that are immune to antibiotics.
Lawsuit: Detox center missed signs, failed to complete tests that could have saved Ohio mom
An Ohio mom died within 72 hours of checking into an Arizona detox center. Her family claims in a lawsuit the center failed to test and treat her, leading to her death.
Americans overwhelmingly support regulations to make vaping safer, USA TODAY poll finds
Amid an outbreak in vaping-related lung injuries, a new poll finds Americans strongly support regulations to make vaping safer
Cancer worries prompt generic Zantac recalls at Walgreens, Walmart and Rite Aid: What you need to know
Two drugmakers initiated recalls of generic versions of Zantac after testing found a probable carcinogen.
After 10 suspicious deaths at VA hospital, veterans demand answers. ‘It’s scary – really scary’
Veterans want answers over two homicides and a string of suspicious deaths at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Washington couple dies in a murder-suicide over angst about medical expenses
Police in Washington state say an elderly couple who died in a murder-suicide left notes detailing concerns about paying for medical care.
FDA recall: A dozen women with Allergan textured breast implants have died from rare cancer
Twelve women with Allergan textured implants died from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare cancer; many more diagnosed.