(CNN)The US Department of Treasury has refunded nearly $4 million previously withheld from the health care program assisting September 11 first responders who suffer lasting effects from the attack and ensuing cleanup efforts, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association announced Monday. “This nation owes a profound debt of gratitude…

San Francisco and Alameda counties have stopped using Verily, Googles health-focused sister company, to test for the novel coronavirus, Kaiser Health News reported on Monday. Verily launched a pilot covid-19 testing program earlier this year and scored $55 million in contracts with California state to set up both mobile and…

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugals national health minister warned on Monday that the countrys national health service was under grave pressure and that further restrictive measures could be coming as the number of patients in intensive care approached record levels. FILE PHOTO: Portugal’s Health Minister Marta Temido takes part in a…

One year ago, at the last minute, I decided to attend a presentation held by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at a Manhattan hotel facing Central Park. Epidemiologists, economists, and other public health experts ran a simulation of what a realistic pandemic would look in the modern world.…

(CNN)Vice President Mike Pence, despite flouting public health guidelines by still campaigning after being exposed to people testing positive with coronavirus, is taking some precautions on the road. At least five people on his staff, including his bodyman and Marc Short, his chief of staff, tested positive, but Pence insists…

Enlarge/ Even Santas are not safe during the pandemic. 16 with 15 posters participating View more stories The Department of Health and Human Services has abandoned a deal to vaccinate Santa Claus performers as part of a $250-million taxpayer-funded public relations blitz, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the…

By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a swab test to a vendors at Pritil Public Market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File photo MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines health ministry on Monday recorded 1,607 new coronavirus infections and…

It was Oct. 25, 2019 when former Vice President and hopeful 2020 candidate Joe Biden tweeted out a warning to the American public. “We are not prepared for a pandemic,” he wrote, weeks ahead of COVID-19 being named and flagged as an emerging threat. “Trump has rolled back progress President…

Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: “As the resurgence of COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological indicators to monitor where the disease is most active, where it is spreading and how it is impacting the health of Canadians and public health, laboratory and…

Americans are depressed, stressed out, and looking for help. Mental health startups are stepping up to the challenge with record amounts of venture funding. According to a newly released report from CB Insights, funding for mental health startups reached an all-time high in the third quarter of 2020. The total…