Renowned Indigenous leader Brooklyn River, who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died.
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.
A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic.
A man from Los Angeles has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $12.5 million scam that victimized investors in the Southern District of Texas.
The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.
Many people are running into confusion this season when trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine because federal guidance changed this fall.
Giannis Antetokounmpo reaffirmed that he’s “locked in” with the Milwaukee Bucks while acknowledging the possibility that could eventually change depending on how things develop over the next several months.
Texas Medical Association has nudged physicians to consider COVID vaccine recommendations from other medical groups.
Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.
Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
Despite 22 active research projects aimed at advancing mRNA vaccines against various diseases, Kennedy claims the technology is ineffective against respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu - a stance that contradicts existing scientific evidence.
A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.
A man from Los Angeles has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $12.5 million scam that victimized investors in the Southern District of Texas.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reaching out to counties using COVID-era grants to stop spending those funds as it evaluates $877 million in grant cancelations by the federal government.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reaching out to counties using COVID-era grants to stop spending those funds as it evaluates $877 million in grant cancelations by the federal government.
Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.
The Pentagon says the military services must again ask troops who were forced out or who voluntarily left the military due to the COVID vaccine whether they want to reenlist.
Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.
As cold and flu season ramps up, one local doctor wants you to know about a link between AFib and COVID-19. It’s a type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, and other heart-related issues.
The Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color.
KPRC 2 Investigates is looking into why people end up with bills for hundreds even thousands of dollars for a simple covid test. By federal law covid tests are free regardless of having insurance. So why the high fees? We are getting answers and showing you how to find a free test when you need one.
Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.
Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19.
Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.
A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.
Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs.
Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September.
Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.
An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.
Doctors say not to be alarmed by the rise of COVID-19 cases, as the virus has a pattern of spiking in the summer. Plus, it’s not the only thing causing people to get sick.
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.
As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
Heat waves might not be the only kind of wave Houstonians have to deal with in the next few weeks, as experts from the Houston Health Department have predicted a potential “Covid Wave” as cases have been slowly increasing over the past five weeks.
Prosecutors say Ndem Oduu, admitted to depositing another person’s stimulus check in his own account, defrauding them of $1,200 that was meant to help the victim weather economic difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
If you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.
Authorities say more than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles.
Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.
March 11 marks the day four years ago when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
A fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.
Pakistan’s prime minister has called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation.
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.
United Memorial Medical Center has agreed to pay $2 million and to make additional contingent payments to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
COVID-19 variant HV.1 has become the variant responsible for most COVID cases here in the United States in just a few short weeks.
The U.K.'s chief medical adviser has told a public inquiry that Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.
Patrick Parker Walsh is one of thousands of thieves who perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history — potentially plundering more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid.
The legislation, which Republican lawmakers have been trying to pass since 2021, offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities.
More than a month after federal officials recommended a new version of the COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot.
Violations could bring a $50,000 fine under an amendment adopted Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor said the ban would be the strongest in the nation.
The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.
Customers may need a dose of patience at U.S. pharmacy counters as those businesses start their busiest season.
A Houston man who was the head of a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud ring and six of his co-conspirators were sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $20 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans that the Small Business Administration guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Five Houston men have pleaded guilty to their participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the United States Department of Justice announced Monday.
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.
The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.
Pfizer and Moderna say they have sent out millions of doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines in the past week.
The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.
The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding.