Category: NPR

There are many stories of how nights out at bars can lead to coronavirus outbreaks. Public health experts say bars are perfect for spreading this virus. That’s led many states to close them down.

Public officials continue to send mixed messages about the pandemic: We’re open for business, but also, stay home if you can. Without clear guidance, people feel confused or stop trying to be safe.

Missourians will vote Tuesday on whether to expand Medicaid to uninsured adults. The pandemic has raised the stakes for residents who have lost jobs and insurance coverage.

For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides.

Public health officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on it’s way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they’re willing to get such a vaccination?

Rural Carthage, Mo., is home to a growing community of Latin American immigrants. Language barriers and economic stress have made it harder to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Medical workers in and outside the country say there’s a lack of medicine and tests.

Federal government makes sixth and largest deal for coronavirus vaccine candidate as part of Operation Warp Speed.

School nurses are often the first line of health care for students. They are now working with their districts to help make plans for the upcoming school year — but some don’t have much of a say.

Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.