A federal grand jury charged seven people with running a multi-state conspiracy attempting to defraud the United States for more than $600 million by filing more than 8,000 false tax returns claiming

Trump returns to the White House as the tenth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once again inundates hospitals, while the last vestiges of public health are set for destruction.

During and after the pandemic, the ERC and other tax credits were big business for tax professionals. But the IRS denied bogus claims, and some cases are criminal.

President Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of the

January 21, 2025 – On Monday, President Donald Trump issued the following Executive Order: Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Top clinical officers at NYU Langone Health and Scripps Health share what their organizations learned from the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite a rise in the number of individuals needing treatment for substance use disorder in the United States, treatment rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic before starting to recover in 2022.

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.

As of President Donald Trump's first day back in office Monday, the United States is leaving the World Health Organization. Some local experts think such a move might leave Spokane and the United States unprepared for the next pandemic.

USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the pandemic. In hindsight, she says interventions like shutdowns were in place too long.