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Baby Sleep Expert Shares Tips For Keeping Babies Safe While Sleeping

8:04am February 16, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with baby sleep consultant Alexis Dubief about her revised recommendations for parents following reporting on the dangers of inclined infant sleepers.

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On Feb. 4, beds were installed in the Wuhan Keting Exhibition Center. With 2,000 beds planned, the center will accommodate patients with mild cases of COVID-19.

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Epicenter Of The Coronavirus Outbreak

5:43pm February 15, 2020

A photojournalist in Wuhan, China, portrays a city under quarantine in the midst of COVID-19.

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Life Kit: Living With Postpartum Depression

5:27pm February 15, 2020

by Rhitu Chatterjee

About 1 in 7 women go through pregnancy and postpartum feeling depressed. NPR's Life Kit team has tips on how to recognize the symptoms and where to look for help.

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Troll Watch: Misinformation Around The Coronavirus

5:27pm February 15, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the University of Washington, about the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus.

Passengers walk along the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, on which about 3,600 people have been quarantined because of fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus.

U.S. To Evacuate Americans From Virus-Struck Diamond Princess Cruise Ship

4:49pm February 15, 2020

by Wynne Davis

The State Department informed U.S. citizens aboard the quarantined ship that it would send a charter plane to remove them. This comes as 67 more COVID-19 cases were identified on the ship.

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U.S. Will Evacuate Americans On Quarantined Cruise Ship In Japan

8:25am February 15, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

After nearly two weeks in quarantine in Japan, American passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess will be evacuated to the U.S., so long as they don't test positive for COVID-19.

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A bus departs from the dock where the Diamond Princess cruise ship sits under quarantine with its thousands of passengers and crew. Japanese authorities said Friday that some older passengers who tested negative for the coronavirus were allowed to disemba

More Than 1,700 Health Workers In China Have Been Infected With New Coronavirus

5:54pm February 14, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Chinese officials also said that six health workers have died from the disease now known as COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases worldwide rose to more than 64,000.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocked work requirements in Arkansas and in Kentucky, which has since rescinded them. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is seen testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States' Medicaid Work Requirements

5:31pm February 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law.

A passenger (right) is hugged by Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen after she disembarked from the MS Westerdam at the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Friday.

Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark After Being Stranded At Sea Over Virus Fears

5:14pm February 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The MS Westerdam, with nearly 1,500 passengers aboard, was rebuffed by Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Guam before ultimately being allowed to dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville.

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Over 20 State Attorneys General Reject $18 Billion Opioid Settlement Proposal

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Brian Mann

Efforts to reach a national opioid settlement hit another big snag as many states balked at an $18 billion offer from drug wholesalers.