A highly anticipated study of a COVID-19 vaccine has finally produced results — and the results are good, very good. The vaccine is made by the Maryland biotech company Novavax.
With the pandemic receding in the U.S., deciding whether to practice the venerable greeting of shaking hands can be a big step after more than a year of social distancing.
Nearly 600,00 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. At the same time, another health condition — under-recognized amid the pandemic — has been on the rise.
Israel's parliament votes in a new government. President Biden meets with leaders of other NATO member countries. The U.S. death toll nears a total of 600,000 people who have died of COVID-19.
NPR's Michel Martin talks with William Hanage of Harvard's T. H. Chan School of Public Health about President Biden's goal of reaching 70% vaccination by July 4.
In a five-page ruling issued Saturday, a U.S. judge upheld Houston Methodist Hospital's vaccination policy, saying its requirement that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine breaks no federal law.
After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function by encouraging the brain to rewire.