American voters say COVID-19 measures infringed on personal freedom

A majority of American voters believe COVID-19 public health measures infringed on personal freedoms, according to a new Deseret News poll. The poll also found that a significant plurality of ... Read More

Tuberculosis cases at highest level in a decade in US: report

Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combination of a surge in TB cases internationally — the World Health Organization said TB was behind only COVID-19 in ... in the United States and ... Read More

US museums blame falling visitor numbers for staff redundancies

As US museums ... aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, several have drawn correlations between the years-long slump in visitors and cuts to their workforce. But as visitor numbers begin to ... Read More

After four years with Covid-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

Experts say that focused planning and forecasting efforts helped avoid some of the worst-case ... to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. And the burden from Covid-19 has ... Read More

US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations

This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023 Measles cases in the US are rising, as major health ... Read More

US Economy News Today: New Home Sales Fall In February

She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia ... who were more vulnerable to COVID-19 and eager to get out of the workforce, and on top of that were able to retire because of a surging ... Read More

US tuberculosis cases in 2023 were at highest level in a decade, CDC says

The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 was the highest in a ... "Although TB incidence in the United States is among the lowest in the world and most U.S. residents are at minimal risk ... Read More

In abortion pill case, US high court may undermine drug regulator

If the US Supreme Court, which on Tuesday hears a sensitive case on the availability of abortion ... Then, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the FDA allowed the pills to be sent by mail ... Read More

After four years with COVID-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

Habits have built up around flu vaccination for much of the population in a way that hasn’t developed for COVID-19 vaccines, she said, which is probably why COVID-19 vaccination rates fell so ... Read More

Tuberculosis cases at highest level in a decade in US: report

The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 was the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups ... Read More