HEALTH

Just a month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a coronavirus vaccine booster shot to all Americans.

Arizona reported more than 100 daily coronavirus deaths for the second time since February.

Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment.

The U.N. General Assembly is relying on an honor system to ensure that world leaders have been vaccinated before they speak at next week’s big meeting.

As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care rationing in Idaho and parts of Alaska and Montana.

If you're seeking an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, you might not get any help from your clergy person.

Two dozen Republican attorneys general are warning the White House of impending legal action if a proposed coronavirus vaccine requirement for as many as 100 million Americans goes into effect.

A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

A Colorado company is hoping to usher in a new and more environmentally friendly era of mortuary science that includes the natural organic reduction of human remains.

Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning.

What happens when the first day of school isn't the first day of school.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines.

South Korea has reported more than 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus, nearing a one-day record set last month, continuing an alarming surge as the nation enters its biggest holiday of the year.

Experts say there's no scientific evidence showing that masks cause harm to kids' health despite claims to the contrary on social media and elsewhere.

A federal judge has declined to block a ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Alaska has reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases, a day after the state’s largest hospital announced it had entered crisis protocol and started rationing care.

World leaders will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s big meeting next week.

Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines.

U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective.

Pope Francis says he doesn't understand why people refuse to take COVID-19 vaccines.

Pope Francis says Catholic bishops must minister to politicians who back abortion rights with “compassion and tenderness,” not condemnation.

President Joe Biden says nearly 3 million consumers took advantage of a special six-month period to sign up for subsidized health insurance coverage made more affordable by his COVID-19 relief law.

Officials say infections following monsoon rains have led to a fever outbreak in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, killing at least 114 people in the past three weeks.

Alaska is reporting its highest number of new coronavirus cases a day after the state’s largest hospital announced it had entered crisis protocol and started rationing care because of a flood of COVID-19 cases.

The economic ravages of COVID-19 are forcing some families in Zimbabwe to abandon the age-old tradition of taking care of their older people.

The European Union is committing 200 million more vaccine doses to Africa and low-income nations to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale.

Health care workers in France face suspension from their jobs if they haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19.

China is imposing lockdowns and ordering mass testing in cities along its east coast amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.

An AP analysis shows that 26 of 50 largest public university campuses in the U.S. are not mandating that students receive vaccinations against the coronavirus.