Manhattan woman is first coronavirus case in New York

A 39-year-old healthcare worker who had traveled to Iran and is the first coronavirus case in New York City is recovering at her home in Manhattan, said NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday.

CDC confirms 2 cases of coronavirus in Florida, 184 others being monitored

Governor DeSantis said that Florida labs presumptively confirmed the diagnosis on Sunday but the CDC in Atlanta officially confirmed it on Monday afternoon.

Supreme Court will decide fate of Obama health care law

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.

CDC mistakenly releases San Antonio patient who later tests positive for Coronavirus

The patient was part of the group that came back from Wuhan, China over two weeks ago via a State Department chartered flight. According to the CDC, the patient was asymptomatic and had met all of the CDC's criteria for release.

State sending employees to Mexico for cheaper prescription drugs

Ann Lovell is one of about 10 state workers participating in a year-old program to lower prescription drug costs by having public employees buy their medication in Mexico at a steep discount compared to U.S. prices.

FDA sends hand sanitizer brand Purell strict warning

Federal health officials are calling on GoJo, the maker of Purell products, to stop making claims that its hand sanitizer is effective at eliminating diseases.

$13 million in medical debt erased for 11,000 St. Louis-area families

Churches in the St. Louis area have bought up and eliminated nearly $13 million in medical debt that was weighing down 11,000 families.

This year’s flu shot doesn’t exactly match the virus going around, CDC report warns

The main strain of the flu virus which is circulating currently doesn’t entirely match up with the flu vaccine that is being administered this year, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UIC proposes $191M outpatient care center on Chicago's West Side

The six-story 200,000-square-foot (60,960-square-meter) building would be connected to the main hospital through a bridge.

One dead, dozens sick from new virus in China

One person has died and dozens more are sick from a new type of coronavirus in China.

Lawsuit: Nevada dentist set 5-year-old girl's mouth on fire

The parents of a 5-year-old girl say a Las Vegas dentist set their daughter's mouth on fire as she underwent a routine dental procedure.

12-year-old Florida girl hit by car donates organs, saves 4 lives

Sophia suffered very serious injuries and was transported to the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando. She succumbed to her injuries on Christmas.

Colorado teen, 18, severely brain-damaged after breast implant surgery gone wrong, family says

A Colorado teenager suffered cardiac arrest during a breast implant procedure in August and is now severely brain-damaged, according to her family, who filed a lawsuit against her plastic surgeon and nurse last week.

Obamacare sign-ups steady as debate persists over the future of the program

More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the government said Friday,  a sign of continued demand for the program amid persistent uncertainty over its future.