A Revamped Strategic National Stockpile Still Can't Match The Pandemic's Latest Surge The Strategic National Stockpile stores critical supplies. It fell short when the pandemic first hit. Now, a new effort is being implemented, but it's still not providing what the U.S. needs. Monika Evstatieva
What It Means When Hospitals Say They Have To Ration Care As more hospitals across the U.S. reach the level of rationing care, NPR explains what that move, called "crisis standards of care," means in practical terms. Will Stone
American Airlines Reverses Policy That Imposed Weight Limit On Wheelchairs American Airlines reversed a recent policy that banned wheelchairs weighing more than 300 pounds, which includes many power wheelchairs, from some of its regional jets following an NPR report. Joseph Shapiro
FDA Approves First Drug For A Rapid Aging Disorder In Children A newly approved drug can extend the lives of children with progeria, a rare disorder that causes rapid aging. The drug is the result of one family's effort to help a child with the fatal condition. Jon Hamilton
What Can Police Do About Large Gatherings In Private Homes? With COVID-19 cases surging, many states are restricting the size of gatherings. But, how do you police what people do in their own homes? Sally Herships
What It's Like Battling The COVID-19 Surge, As Told By Frontline Doctors NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with three doctors — Comilla Sasson, Ivan Melendez and Lynn Paxton — about what they're seeing on the frontlines of the latest surge in coronavirus cases.
Public Officials Campaign To Keep People Home For Thanksgiving As COVID-19 cases continue to soar across the country, officials are pleading with the public to rethink large holiday gatherings to mitigate the spread. Kat Lonsdorf
Americans Could See A Vaccine By Mid-December, Says Operation Warp Speed Adviser Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, says that some Americans could start receiving a COVID-19 vaccine by the second week of December. Christianna Silva
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For A 2nd COVID-19 Antibody Treatment The experimental cocktail from the biotech company Regeneron is the same drug President Trump got when he was battling the coronavirus this year. It is designed for mild to moderate cases. Matthew S. Schwartz
FDA Approves First Drug For Rare, Rapid-Aging Genetic Disorder The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Zokinvy is the first drug approved by the agency for the disorder. Jon Hamilton
