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Trauma center medical director explains public health implications of guns
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin, Grady Memorial Hospital’s trauma medical director in Atlanta, Ga., about gun violence and its devastating impact on public health.
Head of Planned Parenthood on what’s next in the fight for abortion rights
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the future of abortion access after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Patients in ‘trigger law’ states reorient after access to abortion care halts
Robin Marty, operations director of the West Alabama Women’s Center, talks about the patients who just missed their chance to receive abortions in Alabama, where the ban went into effect immediately.
Johnson & Johnson Executive Says Vaccine Works Where It Counts: Preventing Deaths
Dr. Paul Stoffels, the chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson, tells NPR the company’s vaccine is very effective where it matters most: preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
South Dakota Health Leader On How The State Has Gotten Its Vaccine Out
South Dakota has administered roughly 80,000 of the 106,000 doses it has received so far, or 75%. Dr. Shankar Kurra in Rapid City says a centralized system helped for coordination.
ICU Nurse Says Careless Attitudes Around COVID-19 Are ‘A Slap In The Face’
Lydia Mobley has experienced the pandemic’s deadliest days from the inside of a Michigan hospital. “You see people not wearing masks. And then you go to work and you watch people die,” the nurse says.
FDA Head Stephen Hahn On What’s Next For Pfizer Vaccine In Fast-Moving Process
The FDA will likely make a decision about approving Pfizer’s vaccine “shortly after” an advisory committee meeting on Thursday. The agency has found “no specific safety concerns” about the vaccine.
Bioethicist: ‘Immunity Passports’ Could Do More Harm Than Good
The so-called passports have been floated as a way to get people who’ve recovered from COVID-19 back to work safely. But a Harvard professor says creating an “immunodeprived” status is unethical.
U.S. Hospitals Hit By Financial ‘Triple Whammy’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
The CEO and president of the American Hospital Association says members are losing billions due to the cost of treating COVID-19, the rise in uninsured and loss of revenue from elective procedures.
