Pandemic parenting. It gets better? A tool kit ‘Kids need to feel safe, they need to feel secure, they need to be seen, and they need to be soothed. Talk to them about what make them feel safer, or what makes them feel soothed.’ John O'Brien
Doctor On Wisconsin Hospital Preparation Amid Coronavirus Surge NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control and protection at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, about a spike in coronavirus cases in Wisconsin.
Another covid concern: getting infected a second time About 100 people in Washington State who got infected with coronavirus once and recovered, could be infected a second time. Here’s what we know and don’t know about Covid reinfections. Ruby de Luna
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Won't Be Ready By Election Day Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest. Richard Harris
How Bad Will Coronavirus Be This Winter? Model Projects 170,000 More U.S. Deaths Cases are surging in many places around the country. As we head into winter here's what public health forecasters think we can expect. Will Stone
From Health Care To The Economy: Where Trump And Biden Stand NPR Politics has pulled out the major party presidential candidates' plans on key issues facing the country. Read our guide to their policies. Elena Moore
Trump's And Biden's Plans On The Coronavirus Pandemic Here's what the presidential candidates' policies are on handling COVID-19, from testing to a vaccine. Elena Moore
Rebecca Knill: Technology Has Come So Far—When Will Our Mindset Catch-Up? As a deaf person, Rebecca Knill is anti-noise and "neutral" on sound. She explains how technology allows her to hear what she wants to hear, and asks why our mindset about ability hasn't caught up. NPR/TED Staff
Jim Hudspeth: How Do We Hear — And How Do We Lose Our Ability To Hear? Over 30 million people in the U.S. have hearing loss. Neuroscientist Jim Hudspeth explains how the ear's thousands of hair cells function to amplify sound—and how they can be damaged but not repaired. NPR/TED Staff
Mary Louise Kelly: How A Veteran Radio Journalist Adapts To Hearing Loss For years, NPR host Mary Louise Kelly found ways to do her job and manage hearing loss. But now she can no longer rely on reading lips or leaning-in. She describes how she's adapting all over again. NPR/TED Staff
