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Telemedicine has its limits. And postponing shots could lead to a resurgence of diseases like measles. Doctors are taking steps to make their offices safe for kids who need to come in.

And a canoe is not the best option when the paddler can’t swim. Here’s how doctors and nurses are getting to work in Uganda after the government clampdown on traffic to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.