[aggregation-styles] CNN More than seven weeks after President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices, the White House finally released Sunday perhaps the most controversial one. It calls for Medicare to test paying the same price for certain expensive prescription drugs that other developed countries do,...
Scarcity of Key Material Squeezes Medical Mask Manufacturing
FRESNO — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center. Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass and concrete hospital, she says she “dreads going in there” and fears...
Dr. Fauci Says Life Won’t Return To Normal Until Deep Into 2021
[aggregation-styles] New York Daily News Buckle up for a long ride ahead. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Friday that normal times won’t replace America’s long coronavirus nightmare until deep into 2021, explaining that it will take months to widely administer a vaccine. The 79-year-old immunologist...
$300 Unemployment Boost Ends After This Week
The temporary $300-a-week unemployment insurance boost implemented by President Donald Trump is about to end, with no extension in sight. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday in an email to The Associated Press that it has distributed $30 billion of the $44 billion it had set aside for the...
Daily US Virus Deaths Decline, but Trend May Reverse in Fall
The number of daily U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is declining again after peaking in early August, but scientists warn that a new bout with the disease this fall could claim more lives. The arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance...
Fresno State, Other CSUs Will Continue Online Instruction in Spring
Most students at Fresno State and the other 22 California State University campuses will continue with online instruction in the spring 2021 semester, chancellor Timothy P. White announced Thursday. White made the announcement in an open letter addressed to faculty, students, and staff. The CSU announcement comes on the heels...
In a Year of Social Distancing, Virus Alters Sept. 11, Too
NEW YORK — In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged. The 19th anniversary of the terror attacks will be marked by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner near the World Trade...
Nebraska To End Nearly All Social Distancing Restrictions
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number of new coronavirus cases has trended upward over the last few months. The new rules will still limit the size of large indoor gatherings, such as concerts, meeting...
Virus Bill Blocked in Senate as Prospects Dim for New Relief
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election. The mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling that gave way to...
Chiefs Nix Headdresses, Face Paint To Start NFL Season
MISSION, Kan. — Kansas City Chiefs fans who file into Arrowhead Stadium Thursday for a masked and socially distanced start to the NFL season won't be wearing headdresses or face paint amid a nationwide push for racial justice following the police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The move by the reigning Super Bowl...