In new guidance, CDC said some people who are "fully vaccinated" against Covid-19 and who have been exposed to someone infected with the novel coronavirus do not have to quarantine—but only if they meet several preconditions, and only as long as they don't develop symptoms.

Amid statewide power outages, many hospitals throughout Texas have lost water and heat—forcing providers to conserve resources even as they see an influx of patients experiencing hypothermia and trying to escape the cold.

The White House on Wednesday announced that the federal government will invest $1.6 billion to boost testing for the novel coronavirus in schools and underserved communities, ramp up domestic manufacturing of testing supplies, and increase genomic sequencing to track new variants of the virus.

Novant Health on Monday announced that former NBA basketball player Michael Jordan has donated $10 million to the health system to open two new medical clinics in New Hanover County, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, New York, and North Carolina.