NPR News: OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity

OPINION: To Solve The Pandemic, Biden Must Focus On Equity
Doctors who helped stop Ebola call on Joe Biden's transition team to address COVID-19's racial and economic inequities. The evidence shows a safety net under the most vulnerable protects us all.

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NPR News: HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration

HHS Official On Dealing With Health Crisis In Trump Administration
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christi Grimm of the Department of Health and Human Services about dealing with the pandemic and navigating the ups and downs of the Trump administration.

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NPR News: Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving

Illinois Health Care Workers Say Hospitals Will Run Out Of ICU Beds By Thanksgiving
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vineet Arora, a hospitalist at the University of Chicago, about warning Illinois officials that hospitals will run out of intensive care unit bed by Thanksgiving.

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NPR News: ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan

ICU Nurse On Dealing With Latest Coronavirus Outbreak In Michigan
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with traveling intensive care unit nurse Lydia Mobley about her experience of working with coronavirus patients in Michigan.

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NPR News: Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions

Pfizer CEO Sold Millions In Stock After Coronavirus Vaccine News, Raising Questions
Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.

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NPR News: South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge

South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shankar Kurra, vice president of medical affairs at Rapid City Hospital in South Dakota, about the staffing shortage at his hospital amid the surge of coronavirus cases.

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NPR News: Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier

Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier
A single injection of a drug called cabotegravir given every two months has been shown to be 9 times more effective than a daily oral dose of Truvada.

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NPR News: Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back

Biden Wants To Lower Medicare Eligibility Age To 60, But Hospitals Push Back
Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

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NPR News: How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health

How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health
For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.

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NPR News: 'The Vaccine Is On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID-19 Hero

'The Vaccine Is On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID-19 Hero
Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as "a reassuring champion of science and reason" by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

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NPR News: Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care
Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

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NPR News: Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?

Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.

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NPR News: Operation Warp Speed's Logistics Chief Weighs In On Vaccine Progress

Operation Warp Speed's Logistics Chief Weighs In On Vaccine Progress
Gen. Gustave Perna says as soon as the FDA deems a vaccine safe and effective, his team is ready to coordinate deployment of tens of millions of doses as early as next month.

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NPR News: U.S. Confirmed Coronavirus Infections Hit 10 Million

U.S. Confirmed Coronavirus Infections Hit 10 Million
The grim milestone passes as the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads out of control from coast to coast.

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NPR News: What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health
The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.

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NPR News: Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is the first to have data showing that it exceeded the minimum effectiveness threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.

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NPR News: What Can Be Done To Make Nursing Homes Safer

What Can Be Done To Make Nursing Homes Safer
With so many infections and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes, many in the industry and in government are considering how to make the facilities safer.

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NPR News: President-Elect Biden Has A Plan To Combat COVID-19. Here's What's In It

President-Elect Biden Has A Plan To Combat COVID-19. Here's What's In It
Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response plan, his team says.

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NPR News: CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway

CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway
An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.

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NPR News: First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Go To Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers

First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Go To Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers
A team of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths and viral spread fast.

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