ABC News: Health

More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border
Thailand reports record virus cases; delays Bangkok easing
Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine
Asia Today: Vietnam to test all 9M residents in largest city
The Latest: UK surge vaccinations fight variant from India
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict
China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases
UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemic
White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, virus 'surging'
UK may require NHS workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border

Posted: 31 May 2021 08:13 AM PDT

An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

Thailand reports record virus cases; delays Bangkok easing

Posted: 31 May 2021 07:32 AM PDT

Thailand is redoubling efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus in labor camps, factories and markets as the number of new cases surges to record levels

Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine

Posted: 31 May 2021 07:31 AM PDT

It's been five weeks since the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June

Asia Today: Vietnam to test all 9M residents in largest city

Posted: 31 May 2021 07:21 AM PDT

Vietnam plans to test all 9 million people in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak

The Latest: UK surge vaccinations fight variant from India

Posted: 31 May 2021 04:50 AM PDT

British health authorities are aiming to vaccinate 15,000 people in one day at London’s Twickenham rugby stadium as part of a race to contain a fast-spreading coronavirus variant

Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict

Posted: 31 May 2021 02:30 AM PDT

Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products

China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:58 PM PDT

China has re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its populous southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving must be tested for the virus following a spike in infections that has alarmed authorities

UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemic

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:57 PM PDT

A UNICEF report says severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources

White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:17 PM PDT

The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states like Florida allowing prescriptions drugs to be imported from Canada

South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, virus 'surging'

Posted: 30 May 2021 01:21 PM PDT

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that his country will return to stricter lockdown measures in the face of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

UK may require NHS workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:18 AM PDT

Proposal was immediately criticized by opposition leaders as counterproductive.