NPR News: OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity

OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity
Doctors who helped stop Ebola call on Joe Biden's transition team to address COVID-19's racial and economic inequities. The evidence shows a safety net under the most vulnerable protects us all.

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November 13, 2020 at 09:11PM
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NPR News: OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity

OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity
Doctors who helped stop Ebola call on Joe Biden's transition team to address COVID-19's racial and economic inequities. The evidence shows a safety net under the most vulnerable protects us all.

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November 13, 2020 at 09:11PM
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NPR News: ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan

ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with traveling intensive care unit nurse Lydia Mobley about her experience of working with coronavirus patients in Michigan.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration

HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christi Grimm of the Department of Health and Human Services about dealing with the pandemic and navigating the ups and downs of the Trump administration.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving

Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vineet Arora, a hospitalist at the University of Chicago, about warning Illinois officials that hospitals will run out of intensive care unit bed by Thanksgiving.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration

HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christi Grimm of the Department of Health and Human Services about dealing with the pandemic and navigating the ups and downs of the Trump administration.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving

Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vineet Arora, a hospitalist at the University of Chicago, about warning Illinois officials that hospitals will run out of intensive care unit bed by Thanksgiving.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan

ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with traveling intensive care unit nurse Lydia Mobley about her experience of working with coronavirus patients in Michigan.

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November 13, 2020 at 03:44AM
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NPR News: Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions

Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions
Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.

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November 12, 2020 at 07:21AM
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NPR News: Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions

Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions
Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.

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November 12, 2020 at 07:21AM
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NPR News: South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge

South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shankar Kurra, vice president of medical affairs at Rapid City Hospital in South Dakota, about the staffing shortage at his hospital amid the surge of coronavirus cases.

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November 12, 2020 at 04:00AM
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NPR News: South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge

South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shankar Kurra, vice president of medical affairs at Rapid City Hospital in South Dakota, about the staffing shortage at his hospital amid the surge of coronavirus cases.

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November 12, 2020 at 04:00AM
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NPR News: Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier

Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier
A single injection of a drug called cabotegravir given every two months has been shown to be more effective than a daily oral dose of Truvada.

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November 12, 2020 at 01:30AM
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NPR News: Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier

Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier
A single injection of a drug called cabotegravir given every two months has been shown to be more effective than a daily oral dose of Truvada.

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November 12, 2020 at 01:30AM
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NPR News: Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back

Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back
Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

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November 11, 2020 at 09:00PM
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NPR News: Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back

Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back
Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

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November 11, 2020 at 09:00PM
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NPR News: How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health

How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health
For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.

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November 11, 2020 at 05:00PM
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NPR News: How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health

How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health
For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.

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November 11, 2020 at 05:00PM
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NPR News: 'The Vaccine's On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID Hero

'The Vaccine's On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID Hero
Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as "a reassuring champion of science and reason" by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

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November 11, 2020 at 01:38AM
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NPR News: Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care
Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

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November 11, 2020 at 01:17AM
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