COVID treatment will soon cost you

At the start of the pandemic, policymakers enacted changes to increase access to COVID treatments and help health care systems better deal with the crisis. But as the virus moves out of the pandemic phase, those programs are being eliminated.

Mask mandates could return as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the CDC.

US COVID-19 deaths top 1 million, Johns Hopkins data shows

In less than two and a half years, the number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days.

Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID

Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs.

Volunteers needed for return of Call For Action

We have great news for you. After a two-year hiatus, Call For Action makes its return! We’ve missed them so much. You’ve missed them so much. Our volunteers have missed you. 

Baby formula shortage has parents on the hunt for product

For now, pediatricians and health workers are urging parents who can’t find formula to contact food banks or doctor’s offices.

Here's how much more you'll be paying for food in 2022, according to USDA estimates

The USDA’s Food Price Outlook estimates that prices at the grocery store will increase by 5%-6% in 2022. Overall, food prices were 8.8% higher in March 2022, compared to a year prior.

Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19, World Health Organization says

Scientists estimate there were between 13.3 million and 16.6 million deaths that were either caused directly by the coronavirus or were somehow attributed to the pandemic’s impact on health systems.

Is that cough or sneeze allergies, COVID-19 or the flu? An ER doctor shares tips

You're coughing and sneezing. Do you have spring allergies, or could you have a COVID-19 infection? The American College of Emergency Physicians says several simple questions can help you solve the mystery behind your sniffles.

Blinken tests positive for COVID-19, State Department says

The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner and related events over the weekend.

CDC restates transportation mask recommendation

U.S. health officials are restating their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.

COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants dodge immunity from past infection, South African study finds

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

Dr. Fauci says the ‘US is out of the pandemic phase’

Dr. Anthony Fauci said COVID-19 infections and deaths are at a lower level in the U.S., but people should still get 'intermittently' vaccinated.

Bartow County boy helps custodians by using lunchtime to clean

When it's time for lunch, you won't find Gabriel Saavedra sitting and eating with his friends. The fifth-grader started using his lunch period to help the school custodians clean the lunchroom because he saw how hard they were working.