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A doctor in Yemen says he was threatened at gunpoint when treating a patient infected with the virus. The incident is part of a larger trend of pandemic-related attacks worldwide.

Thailand has been relatively successful at containing the spread of the coronavirus. Many say it’s due in no small part to Thailand’s universal health care system.

“State and local governments have really quite broad authority” to mandate the use of face masks during a pandemic, says the head of American University’s Health Law and Policy Program, Lindsay Wiley.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Randy Tobler, the CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo., about the impact a surge in COVID-19 cases is having on rural hospitals.

NPR’S Michel Martin speaks with former health insurance executive Wendell Potter about the differences between U.S. and Canadian health systems highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.

McGill Johnson has been the group’s interim leader for almost a year, taking up the position after the abrupt removal of its former president, Leana Wen.

Later this year the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration fully supported the move.

Despite ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, 40,390 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday, surpassing the previous one-day record, on April 24, by more than 4,600.

The coronavirus has exposed disparities in healthcare among people of color, and tribal communities are among the hardest hit. Montana is trying to change that with free mass testing.

Young black doctors say they hope to change the lack of medical access in their community. But many also say the training system itself perpetuates a sense of alienation from the medical profession.