How Expanded Medicaid Could Improve Food Security NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jim Carnes, policy director at Alabama Arise, about how the expansion of Medicaid could help lift Americans out of the poverty that causes food insecurity.
In Pandemic, Many Students Lose Critical Access To Meals Months into the pandemic, school nutrition directors say fewer and fewer children who are eligible for free or low-cost school meals are not picking them up due, in part, to transportation challenges. Cory Turner
Hunger got worse in the U.S. and millions more kids felt it Before the pandemic, the number of families lacking consistent access to enough food had been steadily falling. Today, new estimates point to some of the worst rates of food insecurity in years. Christianna Silva
Rita Wilson Wants You To Get Your Flu Shot NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Rita Wilson about her recovery from COVID-19, and about her campaign to get 200 million Americans over the age of 50 to get flu shots this year.
Novavax Researcher Says No Chance Of A 'Shortcut' In Vaccine Safety Vaccine maker Novavax is starting a large coronavirus vaccine trial in the U.K. Gregory Glenn, the company's president of research and development, talks with NPR about how vaccines are tested. James Doubek
Coronavirus FAQs: Why Can't The CDC Make Up Its Mind About Airborne Transmission? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that COVID-19 spreads "most commonly" through air — then took it back. Is this something I should be worried about? Pien Huang
Obamacare vs Texas: Washington has skin in the game at the next ACA Supreme Court challenge ‘Hey, wait a second, Judge. If the Department of Justice won't defend that law, let us do it.’ Kim Malcolm
Why The Pandemic Could Change The Way We Record Deaths Before COVID-19 came along, the world wasn't so great at counting deaths and understanding why people die. But the virus has propelled countries to ramp up their efforts. Pranav Baskar
COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Homeless Veterans Homelessness among veterans has dropped by about half in the past decade. Now there's concern that some of that progress could unravel, with the effects of the pandemic and economic crash. Quil Lawrence
Data Begins To Provide Some Answers On Pregnancy And The Pandemic There's still much that is unknown. But Dr. Denise Jamieson, chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory Healthcare, says recent findings "should be somewhat reassuring." Christianna Silva