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Health authorities have identified bars as the locus of outbreaks in Louisiana, Florida, Wyoming and Idaho. Last weekend, the Texas alcohol licensing board suspended the liquor licenses of 17 bars after undercover agents observed crowds…

NEW YORK -- Despite their role on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Health Centers are receiving very little of the federal aid going to other health-care providers. Community Health Centers serve nearly 30 million…

Water's End Brewery in Woodbridge, Virginia, partnered with Beltway Brewing in Sterling, to make PPE, a West Coast-style IPA. Money raised from the sale of PPE goes to Inova Health System’s Emergency Preparedness Fund. Photo credit: Phil…

One state health official said they didn’t think there was “egregious price gouging” from manufacturers, but officials nonetheless had little choice but to pay what was asked. Louisiana also overshot orders out of fear that ventilators…

Arizona has emerged as one of the country’s newest coronavirus hot spots, with the weekly average of daily cases more than doubling from two weeks ago. The total number of people hospitalized is climbing, too. Photo credit: Chris Curtis /…

An advance directive informs hospitals about a patient's choices for medical interventions and end-of-life care. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. NEW YORK - As the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rise, a new…

According to new preliminary research published by scientific journal Cell, scientists may have uncovered a genetic variant of a specific gene in the human body that promotes slimness even if you were to sit around on the couch all day…

EMT members from Ohio arrived to help with COVID-19 emergency in New York City stand next to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. Photo credit: Lev Radin / Shutterstock.com DENVER, CO - Emergency medical services across the…

The census can be completed by mail, online or on the phone by calling 844-330-2020. NEW YORK -- Despite the COVID pandemic, the U.S. Census is going on right now. And advocates for people with disabilities are stressing the importance…

Tear gas rises as protesters face off with police during a demonstration on May 31 outside the White House over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. Photo credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com,…

An electronic billboard near downtown Bakersfield, Calif., displays a public service announcement about sexually transmitted diseases on February 2, 2017. The Kern County public health department has embarked on a massive information…

Black Lives Matter Demonstrators clash with law enforcement during demonstrations along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. Police officers in riot gear allegedly shoot rubber bullets at demonstrators outside the White House during a…

Ever seen those ads on T.V. that attempt to educate you about a certain product that will either ease your pain or cure your malady, and then list about 20 possible side effects that might occur by taking that medication? Photo credit…

Housing advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare a long-standing crisis in housing affordability. Photo credit: Suzanne/Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - Housing justice advocates fear that without action from Albany, New Yorkers who…

L.A. Metro bus driver Voris Lombard sits behind a partial Plexiglas shield and wears gloves and a mask while driving. After each shift, Lombard removes his uniform and shoes before entering his home, he says. “It’s almost like you’re going…

Socially distanced and virtual vigils are taking place at nursing homes across New York state. Photo credit: NY Caring Majority. NEW YORK -- Seniors, community, faith and labor leaders joined in vigils at nursing homes over the Memorial…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, speaking a press conference at the White House, President Trump has called upon governors across the country to allow the reopening of churches, synagogues, mosques, and all houses of worship by deeming them…

Co-founder of Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates, left. Photo credit: Frederic Legrand - COMEO / Shutterstock.com. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , right. Photo credit: Official White…

Cafeteria worker Ma Jesusa Keberenge presents an employee petition to University of Washington Medical Center management on April 7, 2020. Cafeteria workers requested a deep cleaning of the Plaza Cafe and a protective barrier for cashiers…