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How health workers are getting through the day in the face of surging COVID cases
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Duke University Hospital emergency physician Dr. Daniel Buckland about the state of his hospital as the Omicron variant surges.
The Red Cross says the supply of blood for medical use is dangerously low
Blood supplies are low at hospitals across the country, and the American Red Cross hopes people will continue to donate blood in order to bolster supplies.
Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they’ve turned to questionable brain products for help.
Video: What The U.S. Is Doing About Its Testing Swab Shortage
To contain the coronavirus, the U.S. needs to be able test a lot of people. But we’re facing a shortage of a key ingredient: the swab. Here’s why these swabs are so hard to source.
Pregnant Women Worry About Pandemic’s Impact On Labor, Delivery And Babies
As pregnant women and their doctors consider how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pregnancy and care, maternity wards across the country are reconsidering policies on deliveries and visitors.
