Health

A general report from the federal inspector finds that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its boss, Seema Verma, violated hiring rules around hiring communications consultants aligned with the Republican Party. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General, in a report released Thursday, found …

With the dizzying increase in coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, the hardest hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing refrigerated trucks as the morgues fill up. © Go Nakamura / Getty Images Medical staff wearing full PPE pushes a stretcher with a deceased patient …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US retail sales rose more than expected in June, but a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases is hurting the fledgling recovery, keeping 32 million Americans with profits from unemployment. FILE PHOTO: People line up outside the Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find help with their …

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warned on Wednesday of widespread disruptions to global immunization programs for children due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The probability that a child born today will be fully vaccinated with all the recommended vaccines globally by the time he turns 5 is less than …

“Danger!” Host Alex Trebek shared a health update on video on Thursday, saying his treatment for pancreatic cancer has been “paying off.” “I’m fine. I continued with my treatment and it was worth it, although that is very tiring for me,” Trebek said. “My numbers are good. I feel great.” …