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People with COVID-19 symptoms in March and April were often billed for expensive scans and bloodwork because they didn’t qualify back then for a confirmatory coronavirus test. Some are crying foul.

Instead of running a coronavirus test on every specimen, a lab can combines multiple samples. If the batch is negative, then everyone is in the clear. A positive leads to a second round of testing.

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Dr. Marc Boom, CEO of Houston Methodist hospital network, about the challenges facing Texas due to the coronavirus and lessons learned from other hotspots.

As gyms open for business, new rules aim to limit the spread of COVID-19, including spacing equipment, regular cleanings and limiting attendance. But experts say it’s still safer to exercise at home.

Governments and drug companies agree there is an urgency to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. But their motives for developing it are different — and it might hugely affect the vaccine’s price.

The percentage of positive tests in Arizona is more than three times higher than the national average, and hospital capacity has become a concern.

We look at the risks (and precautions to take) before considering a restaurant meal. Also: How risky is it to fly on fully booked flights?

Restaurants, wineries, zoos and museums in the affected counties must shift their operations outdoors, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. Bars will shut down entirely.

A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.

Thousands of foreign-born doctors started their residencies at the U.S. hospitals Wednesday amid two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and the White House’s new immigration restrictions.