Health official says US missed some chances to slow virus
May 1, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks across the nation, a top health official said Friday...
US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses
November 8, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a "very strong culprit...
US probe of vaping illnesses focuses on THC from marijuana
September 27, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compound THC...
US official expects ‘hundreds more’ cases of vaping illness
September 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. could soon climb much higher, a public health official said Tuesday...
Emirates plane quarantined at JFK airport after passengers fall ill
September 5, 2018 GMTAn Emirates plane arriving in New York from Dubai was quarantined Wednesday after 10 passengers got sick during the flight, the airlines confirmed.
Emirates said the passengers were seen by local medical authorities "as a precaution" after it landed at New York's JFK airport.
Sobering report teases out factors leading to suicides
June 7, 2018 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Suicide rates inched up in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016, according to a new government report released Thursday...