Vaccinated staff and students can go mask free when school starts, Indianapolis district says
Indianapolis Public Schools students and staff who are vaccinated do not have to wear masks in classrooms when school starts,...
Health
Surgery kept one longtime Democratic lawmaker from fleeing Texas. He fears missing a moment in history more than arrest.
For a week now, state Rep. Garnet Coleman has been hiding out in Texas, wondering if police are going to...
Hospital ‘Trauma Centers’ Charge Enormous Fees to Treat Minor Injuries and Send People Home
The care was ordinary. A hospital in Modesto, California, treated a 30-year-old man for shoulder and back pain after a...
Can Biden’s Plan to Remove Urban Highways Improve the Health of American Cities?
Mandela Parkway, a four-lane boulevard enhanced by a median with trees and a curving footpath, stretches along a 24-block section...
Dying Patients With Rare Diseases Struggle to Get Experimental Therapies
At 15, Autumn Fuernisen is dying. She was diagnosed at age 11 with a rare degenerative brain disorder that has...
Teen Volunteers Get a Foot in the Door for Nursing Home Careers
Jasmine De Moya, 17, has dreamed for years of working in the medical field, and she yearned to spend time...
NYCHA Ignored Warnings That Ventilation Woes Endangered Tenants During Pandemic, Emails Show
The city’s public housing authority has long insisted that weak air circulation inside aging apartments did not contribute to the...
Rising Delta variant, Tennessee’s low vaccination rate could turn schools into COVID breeding grounds
Claire Manos plans to shop for supplies and a few clothes to get ready for a new school year next...
Nevada seeking assistance from federal ‘surge teams’ to fight Delta variant
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Friday his administration is seeking additional assistance from federal government “surge teams” to combat the...
Chicago Public Schools unveils student vaccination program, including three standing sites and mobile clinics
Chicago Public Schools will open three school-based COVID-19 vaccination sites for students beginning the week of July 12. The announcement...
