With the virus still raging in the U.S., public health experts say we can’t afford to just wait around for the vaccine. They share advice for what communities can do now to slow the death toll.
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‘The Separate and Unequal Health System’ Highlighted By COVID-19
A South Los Angeles hospital has long provided for an underserved community where private insurance is scarce and chronic illnesses can flourish. And then came a devastating coronavirus surge.
As 19th Century Females, Sisters In ‘The Doctors Blackwell’ Achieve Many Firsts
Historian Janice P. Nimura tells the story of America’s first and third certified women doctors and the role these sisters played in building medical institutions.
U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded, “Thank you my brother Tony,” and thanks also to the U.S. for renewing its support.
ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare
Lou Gehrig’s disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.
As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus
Although vaccination has begun, this winter has been the deadliest season of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll jumped from 300,000 to 400,000 in just five weeks.
‘Doctors Blackwell’ Tells The Story Of 2 Pioneering Sisters Who Changed Medicine
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn her medical degree. Her sister Emily followed in her footsteps. Janice Nimura tells the story of the “complicated, prickly” trailblazers.
In Historic First, Biden To Nominate Transgender Doctor As Assistant Health Secretary
Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state’s fight against COVID-19.
For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country’s unsheltered population appears to be growing.
NIH Director On The State Of The Pandemic In The U.S.
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins about the ongoing pandemic, delays in the mass vaccination campaign and the impending political transition.
