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White House coronavirus response coordinator Debbie Birx during Thursday’s daily coroanvirus briefing. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Rapid point-of-care coronavirus tests will be used to support areas of the country with the least access to testing, as well as nursing homes,…

Fauci declined to comment when asked at Wednesday’s press briefing about whether he was receiving security protection, referring questions to the HHS Office of Inspector General, which provides regular security to Azar and other senior officials as needed. “I cannot…

John Auerbach, who leads the nonpartisan organization Trust for America’s Health, said the public health officials generally were clear about what they knew and what they didn’t. But that wasn’t always the case with elected officials who “sometimes made definitive…

In Alabama, District Court Judge Myron Thompson ordered the suspension of the state’s abortion ban until he can hear arguments in a video conference on April 6. “The State’s interest in immediate enforcement of the March 27 order — a…

Career scientists have been skeptical of the effort, noting the lack of data on the drugs’ efficacy for coronavirus care and worried that it would siphon medication away from patients who need it for other conditions, calling instead for the…

The mayor rejected criticism that his response has been behind the curve, adding that if the country had the testing it needed, “this could have been a different reality.” “Other than that concern, a travel advisory isn’t something I’m going…

“It’s not the right thing to do, in the middle of a pandemic, to throw the kitchen sink — even guided by Oracle — at patients,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at NYU. Scientists are trying to answer some of…

“Right now, we are seeing 45 to 55-plus requests for assistance,” he said, adding that the vast majority are from people who just lost their jobs. “That number continues to climb, as well.” Another choice for newly unemployed people who…

Hogan’s frustration burst into the open Tuesday, when he blasted Trump during a CNN interview for sending “pretty confusing” messages on the virus that don’t sync up with the experience on the ground. “Most people think we’re weeks away from…

The funding, one of the last sticking points in high-stakes talks that stretched over five days, amounts to a major win for hospital lobbies, who had recently intensified calls for a rescue fund to offset huge revenue losses from cancellation…