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.
Public Health Officials Face A Need To Market Coronavirus Vaccination News of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness has inspired hope around containing the coronavirus. But polls show that up to two-thirds of Americans say they are unlikely to get a vaccine. Cardiff Garcia
Wear Masks To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not Only Others, CDC Stresses The public health agency had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. The new advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face coverings. Maria Godoy
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 more effective than a daily oral dose of Truvada. Jason Beaubien
Pet Adoptions Bring Some Joy During Coronavirus Pandemic The nationwide increase in pet adoptions during the pandemic is good news for orphaned animals. It's also good for humans. Research shows pets can improve both physical and mental health. Patti Neighmond
Can Biden Expand Obamacare Without A Majority In The Senate? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kathleen Sebelius, who helped implement the Affordable Care Act while serving as secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009-2014, about the future of Obamacare.
Meatpacking Giant JBS Denies Workers' Coronavirus Claims The worker compensation claims are for COVID-19 medical expenses across three states. Employees are seeking reimbursement for hospital bills or missed shifts. Some court challenges are underway Lindsay Fendt
Health officials call for action as the predicted Covid-19 spike materializes ‘It's getting bad. We are breaking records, and not in a good way.’ Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
WA Covid-19 cases reach record highs as the holiday season approaches State health officials are pleading with people to continue social distancing practices as the holiday season approaches. Liz Brazile
Utah Lt. Governor On Declaring State Of Emergency As Coronavirus Cases Rise NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, now also the state's governor-elect, about Utah's state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding caused by the coronavirus.