National Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access By SEUNG MIN KIM, ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press Jul 8, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion a…
National HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Aug 12, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get the…
National US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press May 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administ…
National Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges By JONATHAN LEMIRE, NOMAAN MERCHANT, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press Mar 24, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge…
National States report vaccine shortages and cancel appointments By MICHAEL HILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Jan 20, 2021  NEW YORK (AP) — The push to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus is hitting a roadblock: A number of states are reporting they are run…
National Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC virus reports By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Dec 21, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports that detailed scient…
National US panel to decide who should get the first COVID-19 shots By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Dec 1, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — An influential government advisory panel convened on Tuesday to answer one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavi…
National Trump administration canceling ventilator contracts, says stockpile is full By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press Sep 2, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is canceling some of its remaining orders for ventilators, after rushing to sign nearly $3 billion …
National Officials change virus testing advice, bewildering experts By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Aug 26, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for …
National What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Jun 19, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Friday moved forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, ev…
