Health

Patients will no longer have to worry about getting a huge bill following a medical crisis if the closest hospital emergency room happened to have been outside their insurance plan’s provider network.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19 and as an unvaccinated player will not be able to play Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers. Rookie Kellen Mond or newly-signed Kyle Sloter would be in line to start at quarterback.

Aaron Kern, who was assigned to Operation Allies Welcome at Camp Atterbury, broke down with emotion after reuniting with his daughter at an NBA game.

Dozens of Marines have been discharged over the past week for their refusal to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled in many places around the world for the second straight year due to a surge of COVID-19 infections.

Los Angeles County Public Health once again saw an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, with the daily new cases topping 20,000.

Government scientists have been checking to make sure rapid tests still work as each new variant comes along. This week, the FDA said preliminary research indicates they detect omicron, but may have reduced sensitivity.

Even if you’re fully vaccinated, the CDC is advising against traveling on a cruise ship.

Israel approved a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to the virus, the first country to do so.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., who is 84, fully vaccinated, and tested positive for COVID-19, has a message for any of you who still haven't gotten vaccinated: "Get off your butt" and get your shots.

A woman who flew to Iceland last week said she quarantined in a bathroom for four hours after finding out, mid-flight, that she had COVID-19, according to reports.

During the week of Dec. 21-27, an average of 334 children with the coronavirus were admitted per day to hospitals, a 58% increase from the week before.

With the rapid spread of the seemingly milder omicron variant, many have asked how to tell the difference between the virus and the common cold. One Tampa doctor explains how you can determine which illness you're dealing with.

The health order now includes booster requirements for people who work in higher-risk settings, including adult care facilities, adult day programs, dental offices, home health care workers and pharmacists, as well as workers who visit such settings, like police officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and lawyers whose clients are in jails.