Public Health

Alignment Healthcare, a California-based Medicare Advantage insurer, is expanding into several markets in California, Nevada and North Carolina in 2021. 

The U.S. reported 1,036 new COVID-19 deaths and 57,128 new cases Aug. 6, according to The New York Times. While new cases are falling or stable in most states, newly reported deaths are rising in 21 states, according to the…

Health experts predict that a COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective in obese Americans, which could leave more than 100 million people still vulnerable to the virus, reports Kaiser Health News.

The U.S. has recorded an average of 56,979 new cases daily over the past week, down 14 percent from the average seen two weeks ago, according to The New York Times. 

Children belonging to minority racial groups and low-income communities face higher rates of COVID-19 infection, mirroring racial disparities identified among adult COVID-19 patients, a new study shows.

New York City is setting up checkpoints in the city to track visitors and city residents coming from states with COVID-19 surges, so officials can ensure they are complying with state quarantine requirements.

Less than half of Americans would receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available, according to a poll from SurveyMonkey and Covid Near You, a joint project of Boston Children's Hospital and Boston-based Harvard Medical School.

Amy Acton, MD, resigned from her role as chief health adviser to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, according to NPR's radio station WOSU. 

Schools should require students and staff members to get the flu shot before resuming in-person classes this fall, two physicians wrote in an op-ed for Bloomberg.

The global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 700,000 today, according to The New York Times database.