Category: NPR

Japan’s Abe Says No Tokyo Olympics Next Year Unless COVID-19 Can Be Contained

The prime minister said it would be “impossible” to hold the already delayed Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 if the disease is not brought under control.

Exiting USAID Chief On The Pandemic, Foreign Aid, Trump’s Policies

Mark Green talks to NPR about what it’s like leaving during a global health crisis — and what the future may hold for the agency.

Medics Question A Practice That Might Speed Up Testing Of A Coronavirus Vaccine

One way to speed up the testing of a new vaccine is to deliberately expose volunteers to the coronavirus and see if they develop immunity. But the practice raises ethical questions among medics.

Kansas City Nurses Mourn A Colleague’s Death From COVID-19

Health care workers are working relentlessly to save Americans from the coronavirus, putting themselves at risk. Kansas City nurses mourn a colleague’s death and call for better protection.

San Francisco Enlists A Key Latino Neighborhood In Coronavirus Testing

To get better data this week on a hard-hit community, the public health department and researchers are offering free testing for everyone over age 4 in a broad swath of the Mission District.

Pence Says His Earlier Comments About Testing Were Misunderstood

At issue: test distribution versus test completion. The vice president said his statement in March about 4 million tests referred to test distribution.

Supreme Court To Government: Pay Obamacare Insurers

Under the law, the money was promised to companies as part of the start-up costs of Obamacare. But a GOP-led Congress reneged on the promise.

Supreme Court To Government: Pay Obamacare Insurers

Under the law, the money was promised to companies as part of the start-up costs of Obamacare. But a GOP-led Congress reneged on the promise.

ICUs Are Changing To Meet The Needs Of The Coronavirus Patients

Medical staffs are reeling from the changes COVID-19 has brought to intensive care units — from redesigning the spaces to changing what it means to care for patients who are facing death alone.

CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List

The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease.