Biden plans to request more funding for new COVID-19 vaccine

President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before.

New COVID-19 variant could evade immunity
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Health experts are closely monitoring the latest COVID-19 variant that they say can evade your immunity, even if you've been vaccinated or recently had coronavirus. There are only about a dozen worldwide cases of the variant, called BA.2.86, but experts say it is a highly mutated form of the coronavirus.

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health as doctors still determine how to help

Research showed that up to a year after a bout of COVID-19, some people can develop problems ranging from blood clots to irregular heartbeats to a heart attack.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US resurge, marked by different patterns

Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers.

Zoom wants employees to return to office

Zoom has told its employees to return to the office for the first time since the video communications tool saw a boom during the remote work revolution of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Hobbs talks economy at computer chip plant
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Governor Katie Hobbs spoke on the state's economy at a TSMC computer chip plant that is under construction. Hobbs announced stricter safety measures to keep workers safe and spoke on a workforce accelerator program through local colleges. Hobbs' visits came after TSMC announced the delay of the opening of their Phoenix facility until 2025 due to a lack of skilled workers.

Dr. John Whyte & Holly Knight | Newsmaker
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We begin with the lessons learned from COVID-19. WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Whyte, talks to John Hook about people losing trust in public health institutions. Part 2: One of the post prolific songwriters of the 1980s, Holly Knight, talks to John about the process. The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee penned dozens of hits for Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Meatloaf, Patty Smyth, KISS, and more.

Medicaid: More than 1M dropped as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic — but that ban was lifted in April. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

Billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid stolen or wasted, investigation reveals

The investigation uncovers a pattern of fraudulent activities, embezzlement, and mismanagement of funds that have plagued COVID-19 relief efforts worldwide.

4 in Arizona get prison time for fraudulently getting millions in federal COVID-19 aid

Federal prosecutors said Thursday four people in three separate cases were recently given "significant prison terms" for taking advantage of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Most US adults are declining COVID boosters as CDC warns of health risks: 'Relatively little protection'

Adults who aren’t current on their COVID-19 vaccine booster doses may have "relatively little remaining protection" against hospitalization compared to those who haven’t been vaccinated at all, suggests a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Debt ceiling deal: Here's what's in, what's out of the bill to avert US default

Details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out. But the two leaders still have to persuade Congress to pass the bill.