Health & Safety

On Friday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency in the United States. From left, in Washington D.C., are Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, Acting Transportation Undersecretary Joel

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Trump Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency And Restricts Travel From China

7:57pm January 31, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

The declaration allows the government to take special measures to contain the spread of the virus. Those include new restrictions on travel from China.

There are now nearly 10,000 cases of coronavirus — far more than the reported number of SARS cases worldwide during a 2003 outbreak.

U.S. Warns Americans 'Do Not Travel To China' As Coronavirus Infections Surpass SARS

7:27pm January 31, 2020

by Bill Chappell

There are now nearly 12,000 cases of coronavirus — far more than the reported number of SARS cases worldwide during a 2003 outbreak.

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A chartered jet carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China, landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Calif., on Wednesday. The passengers are now under a quarantine, the CDC announced Friday.

Coronavirus: CDC Puts Americans Who Left Wuhan Into 'Unprecedented' 14-Day Quarantine

6:43pm January 31, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The evacuees are being housed at March Air Reserve Base in California — and the quarantine order comes after one of them tried to leave the base.

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U.S. Quarantines Americans Evacuated From Wuhan, Declares Public Health Emergency

6:28pm January 31, 2020

by Rob Stein

The U.S. CDC announced the drastic step of quarantining 195 Americans who were evacuated back to the United States from Wuhan, the epicenter city of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

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Glenn Hurst gives Jeannette Massen a checkup at the Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.

As Caucus Day Nears, Iowa Voters Guided By Big Health Care Changes

1:49pm January 31, 2020

Health care has consistently polled as the No. 1 issue for Iowa voters. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.

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Turtles are among the live animals for sale.

Why They're Called 'Wet Markets' — And What Health Risks They Might Pose

9:12am January 31, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

A wet market is a complex of stalls selling fish, meat and wild animals. One such market in Wuhan has been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus.

Health Care Issues Motivate Iowa Voters To Turn Out For Caucuses

8:50am January 31, 2020

by David Greene

Health care consistently polls as the top issue Iowa voters care about. In the western part of the state, one doctor faces growing debt as he sometimes treats patients without coverage for free.

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Coronavirus Declared A Global Health Emergency By World Health Organization

8:03am January 31, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

One by one, China's neighbors are closing their borders and restricting travel in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. and Japan recommend their citizens don't travel to China.

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Worries About The Economic Contagion Of The Coronavirus

7:54am January 31, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The outbreak of a coronavirus that began in China is shining a spotlight on that country's growing connections to the global economy. The economic fallout is still very much a question mark.

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Under the law, Medicare is mandated each year to punish the 25% of general care hospitals that have the highest rates of patient safety issues. The assessment is based on rates of infections, blood clots, sepsis cases, bedsores, hip fractures and other co

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Several 'Best' U.S. Hospitals Penalized Over Too-High Rates Of Infection, Injury

5:00am January 31, 2020

by Jordan Rau

Medicare is cutting payments to 786 hospitals with the highest infection and complication rates. The list includes a third of the hospitals proclaimed as the nation's "best" in one prominent ranking.