Health

The Trump administration will allow coronavirus testing developed by individual laboratories without using Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, the administration announced Wednesday. Amtners told Politico and the Washington Post that decision came after Health and Human Services (HHS) ruled that the FDA does not have the authority to regulate …

While we are beginning to gain a better understanding of the new coronavirus, many medical experts have said that life will probably only really begin to return to normal once a working vaccine has been developed and distributed. This has improved the already rapid speed that scientists around the world …

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the coronavirus, more patients choose to be treated where they are safest: at home. In the U.S., “hospital at home” programs begin as the pandemic drags on, thanks to communications technology, portable medical equipment, and teams …

More than 70 former Republican national security officials have publicly endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, saying President Donald Trump is not fit to lead. The Alliance of Defensive Democracy together published an open letter on Thursday, containing a list of 10 points of grievances. Among the signatories are former …

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services withdrew leadership mandating that COVID-19 tests be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use, under an executive order from President Donald Trump. As part of the ongoing department-wide review of the Department of Regulatory Flexibilities introduced since the …