Pien Huang
Stories
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What Happened Today: New Unemployment Numbers, Coronavirus Mutation Questions
NPR's global health reporter answers listener questions about how the coronavirus is mutating.
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What Is WHO And What Does It Do?
The organization at the eye of the coronavirus pandemic is taking heat from U.S. critics. Here's a look at its history, its mission and its role in the current crisis.
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6 Solutions To Beat COVID-19 In Countries Where The Usual Advice Just Won't Work
The advice for keeping the virus at bay in wealthy countries won't necessarily work in low-income countries and in poor communities. So what might help?
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Coronavirus FAQs: Does A Bigger Dose Make You Sicker? Can You Go To The Dentist?
We also discuss the phenomenon of symptom-free cases — how many are there, do we know how much of a role they play in spreading the virus?
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What It Would Take To Lower The Number Of COVID-19 Patients And Flatten The Curve
Countries worldwide are aiming to prevent a sharp peak in COVID-19 patients. An NPR global health correspondent takes listener questions on flattening the curve and the future of the pandemic.
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Global Health Expert Answers The Most Common Coronavirus Questions
Global health expert Dr. Abraar Karan and NPR's Pien Huang answer the most common listener questions on the spread of the coronavirus, its symptoms, testing and treatment.
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Global Health Expert Answers More Common Coronavirus Questions
Global health expert Dr. Abraar Karan and NPR's Pien Huang answer the most common listener questions on the spread of the coronavirus, its symptoms, testing and treatment.
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'As Dangerous As It Sounds': Reactions To U.S. Plan To Defund WHO During A Pandemic
Philanthropist Bill Gates and others warn against undercutting the World Health Organization during a crisis that's being compared to World War II and the Great Depression.
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Trump And WHO: How Much Does The U.S. Give? What's The Impact Of A Halt In Funding?
Citing undue influence from China on the World Health Organization among other reasons, the president has said he wants to suspend U.S. funding for the World Health Organization pending a review.
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What We Know About The Silent Spreaders Of COVID-19
Some cases of the novel coronavirus are asymptomatic, presymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Scientists are trying to determine their role in the transmissions of the disease.