COVID-19 pandemic

By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2022 rise…

The Employee Retention Credit was intended to be a financial lifeline to small businesses struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic.The government program, seemingly flush with cash, led to the emergence of an industry of its own,…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY - AP Education Writer High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student…

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages entered its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant…

By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writers Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another…

By Express News Service THOOTHUKUDI:  In view of World Physiotherapy Day being observed on Friday (September 8), various physiotherapists have urged the state government to establish more physiotherapy colleges.…

Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California.Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times |…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Feb. 15, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersScrutiny of a pandemic-era tax credit intensified this week as lawmakers, the IRS and tax professionals sought…