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2nd US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
MIKE STOBBE and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - While deaths from... — Updated 7/30/2020
Can you get the coronavirus twice?
The Associated Press Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don't know... — Updated 7/28/2020 Full story
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease
MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental blood test was highly... — Updated 7/28/2020
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
LAURAN NEERGAARD and MICHAEL HILL AP Medical Writer The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first... — Updated 7/27/2020 Full story
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - Scientists at Oxford University say... — Updated 7/20/2020
As virus surges in some US states, emergency rooms swamped
JAY REEVES Associated Press A fast-rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States,... — Updated 7/18/2020
How does COVID-19 affect kids? Science has answers and gaps
LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer What role children play in the coronavirus... — Updated 7/17/2020
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people's immune systems just the way... — Updated 7/14/2020 Full story
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press The personal protective... — Updated 7/7/2020
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA... — Updated 7/1/2020
As cases surge in US, rural areas seeing increases as well
DON BABWIN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic... — Updated 6/27/2020 Full story
Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out
MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the... — Updated 6/14/2020 Full story
Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - States are rolling back lockdowns,... — Updated 6/11/2020
Virus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study says
MIKE STOBBE and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived... — Updated 5/29/2020
Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer... — Updated 5/28/2020 Full story
Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging
MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very... — Updated 5/18/2020
AP Exclusive: CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
JASON DEAREN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Advice fro... — Updated 5/13/2020
US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results
TOM KRISHER Associated Press U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promot... — Updated 5/9/2020
US to rein in flood of virus blood tests after lax oversight
MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators Monday pulled back a decision that allowed scores of... — Updated 5/4/2020
US allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery
MATTHEW PERRONE and MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of the... — Updated 5/1/2020
Gilead drug proves effective against coronavirus in US study
MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental drug has proved... — Updated 4/29/2020 Full story
Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds
MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer For the first time, a blood test has... — Updated 4/28/2020
Doctors: Execution drugs could help COVID-19 patients
JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Secrecy surrounding executions... — Updated 4/21/2020 Full story
