Health

An Apollo Beach father living with leukemia died from COVID-19 last week despite being fully vaccinated, and his son said he hopes his dad’s situation motivates others with health conditions to rethink their risk.

Atrial fibrillation, the most commonly treated heart arrhythmia, involves an irregular heartbeat, per the CDC

The head of the Texas Education Agency said that schools are dealing with major operational issues. Mike Morath told members of the state's department of education that community spread is so rampant that it’s pretty much a guarantee that someone with an active infection is walking into a school campus.

Global health leaders say the COVID-19 mu variant is showing signs of some vaccine immunity.

The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) says more than 220 pediatric hospitals are struggling to contend with the recent wave of child patients infected with COVID-19.

A 13-year-old Coosa High School student who had been battling COVID-19 since last week died Tuesday morning, officials confirmed.

Washington Nationals Vice President Bob Boone has informed the club he’s resigning rather than comply with the organization’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

“The Joe Rogan Experience: podcast host has rescheduled a show in Nashville after contracting COVID-19.

"He bought into all the conspiracy theories that were saying somehow vaccination was a way to infiltrate bad things into your bloodstream, control and freedom. My daughter and I used to tease him all the time and say, ‘You know, there’s no freedom if you’re dead.’"

A judge on Wednesday gave conditional approval to a sweeping, potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle a mountain of lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis.

White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes.

One-third of workers ages 62 to 66 have zero in retirement savings.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been linked to an Illinois church camp for teens and men’s conference that didn’t require vaccinations or masks, the CDC said.

Fully vaccinated Americans should weigh individual risks given high COVID-19 spread, CDC's Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.

Bojangles is closing all company-owned stores for two days to give its 8,000 employees a “well-deserved break” — though they won’t be paid.