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Flights From Afghanistan Halted Due To Measles Cases On Board

Over the past four weeks, over 60,000 individuals have arrived the United States under the program “Operation Allies Welcome,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Do doctors treat pain differently based on their patients' race?

Physicians prescribed opioids more often to their white patients who complained of new-onset low back pain than to their Black, Asian and Hispanic patients during the early days of the national opioid crisis, when prescriptions for these powerful painkillers were surging but their dangers were not fully apparent, according to a UCLA study.

CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID

New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country.

Any qualms about an extra Covid vaccine dose? STAT readers respond

In the several weeks since, like so much during the pandemic, the ground has begun to shift.

Outdated rule increases Medicare’s costs for generic drugs by $26 billion a year

The entry of companies like Amazon and GoodRx into the business of filling prescriptions is a game changer.

Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works

Science for sustainability Since the start of the pandemic, an estimated 7,200 tons of medical waste has been generated every day—much of which is disposable masks.

Mississippi teachers beg for help after more than 18,000 students catch COVID-19 in one month: 'At what point do we protect children over the economy?'

Esther Newell, a public school teacher in Jackson, Mississippi, said her job is difficult under normal circumstances, but with the Delta variant tearing through Mississippi, "that difficulty has turned to tragedy."