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Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
President and co-owner of the New England Compounding Center received a 14.5-year sentence from a federal judge Wednesday
California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
California will be the third state to compensate victims of the so-called eugenics movement that peaked in the 1930s
Past-Year Dental Visits More Frequent in Urban Versus Rural Areas
Women more likely than men, and those with higher income more likely to have dental visit within past 12 months
Delta Variant Now Behind More Than 50 Percent of U.S. COVID-19 Cases
Alpha variant, which first surfaced in Britain and dominated infections in America for months, now only accounts for 28.7 percent of cases
Blood Shortages Causing Surgery Delays Across the United States
Some U.S. blood centers have only a one-day supply
Britain to Fully Reopen Soon, Despite Rising COVID-19 Cases
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Britain have increased, but number of deaths has stayed stable
CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Precooked Chicken
Three people have been hospitalized; one death has been reported in Texas
Just 20 States Reached Biden’s July 4 Vaccination Goal
Parts of the South, Southwest, and Midwest starting to see surges, particularly Florida, with about 17 percent of all new cases reported there
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
J&J Vaccine Guards Against Delta Variant, Company Says
Although there was a slight drop in potency against the Delta variant, vaccine was more effective against the Delta variant than the Beta variant