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Law enforcement officers wear masks while working at a newly opened free drive through Covid-19 testing site provided by United Memorial Medical Center Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
April 3, 2020, 3:23 am
Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks
However, officials concerned wearing masks will detract from social distancing efforts; Pence says direct payments to hospitals could cover those without insurance
By Zeke Miller and Mike Stobbe
A group of ambulances from the Solano EMS Cooperative stage at the visitor center at Travis Air Force Base, adjacent to Fairfield, California, Feb. 16, 2020 (AP Photo/Hector Amezcua)
February 27, 2020, 8:01 am
New US coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin
Hospital says it was four days before the CDC heeded a request to test the patient for COVID-19; patient has no known connection to travel abroad or any other cases
By Robert Jablon and Mike Stobbe
A man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
August 25, 2019, 10:52 pm
First US death tied to vaping reported in Illinois
Officials say 193 Americans have contracted severe respiratory illnesses linked to the smoking alternative
By DON BABWIN and Mike Stobbe
This picture from April 5, 2019, shows a nurse preparing the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)
May 31, 2019, 4:13 am
US measles count nears 1,000, surpassing 25-year-old record
Vast majority of infections reported in New York City, with over 500 cases in Brooklyn Jewish communities so far this year
By Mike Stobbe
A sign warns people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg on April 10, 2019 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
April 30, 2019, 6:51 am
Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures
Responses to outbreak include quarantines, fines and house arrests as public health officials try to balance punishment and prevention of disease’s spread
By Mike Stobbe
A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York, on March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
April 24, 2019, 11:04 pm
US measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years amid outbreak among ultra-Orthodox
New York City health officials report 61 new cases since late last week, making 2019 worst year for disease since 1994
By Mike Stobbe
A notice explainis the local state of emergency because of a measles outbreak at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York, on March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
April 22, 2019, 10:37 pm
New York outbreaks drive US measles count up to 626
Health officials say 71 more cases were reported last week, with 68 of them from New York; total number thus far in 2019 already highest since 2014, when 667 cases were reported
By Mike Stobbe
This November 19, 2013, file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency's federal headquarters in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
December 17, 2017, 9:16 am
US health leaders alarmed over reported ban on words ‘fetus’ and ‘transgender’
Officials express concern over reports that certain terms will no longer be allowed on top health agency’s budget documents, say it will interfere with their work
By Mike Stobbe
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton September 5, 2016. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
September 12, 2016, 11:32 am
Pneumonia is serious but Clinton should bounce back, doctors say
A look at the Democratic nominee’s recent health issues, medical history and medications
By Mike Stobbe
In this Oct. 5, 2014 file photo, hazardous material cleaners disinfectant their personal protective equipment after working in the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas, stayed in Dallas. (Photo credit: AP/LM Otero, File)
October 8, 2014, 9:02 pm
US to screen travelers after 1st Ebola patient diagnosed on its soil dies
Government will take temperatures of West Africa passengers at 5 US airports as part of stepped-up response to epidemic
By Alicia A. Caldwell and Mike Stobbe
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