January 10, 2021, 1:50pm Health Wire
LONDON — Britain's health secretary said Sunday that every adult in the country will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine by the autumn as the U.K. ramps up its mass vaccination program amid a huge surge of infections and hospital admissions. Read story
January 10, 2021, 1:05pm Health Wire
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right. Read story
January 10, 2021, 10:30am Health
Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst — priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day supply — only because of the generosity of patient assistance foundations. Read story
January 10, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Health
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January 8, 2021, 9:53pm Clark County Health
Every region in state will open new reopening plan in Phase 1 Read story
January 8, 2021, 12:43pm Clark County Health
Clark County Public Health confirmed 225 new COVID-19 infections Friday morning. No new deaths were reported. Read story
January 8, 2021, 11:01am Health
The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the U.S. is running into resistance from an unlikely quarter: Surprising numbers of health care workers who have seen firsthand the death and misery inflicted by COVID-19 are refusing shots. Read story
January 8, 2021, 9:36am Health
New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa. Read story
January 7, 2021, 3:00pm Health
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. Read story
January 7, 2021, 12:26pm Clark County Health
Clark County reported 128 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday as health officials warned the impact of a post-holiday surge in cases will be more evident next week. Read story