U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded, "Thank you my brother Tony" and thanks also to the U.S. for renewing its support.
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ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare
Lou Gehrig's disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.
As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus
Although vaccination has begun, this winter has been the deadliest season of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll jumped from 300,000 to 400,000 in just five weeks.
Biden To Nominate Transgender Doctor Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary
Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19.
'Doctors Blackwell' Tells The Story Of 2 Pioneering Sisters Who Changed Medicine
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn her medical degree. Her sister Emily followed in her footsteps. Janice Nimura tells the story of the "complicated, prickly" trailblazers.
For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country's unsheltered population appears to be growing.
NIH Director On The State Of The Pandemic In The U.S.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins about the ongoing pandemic, delays in the mass vaccination campaign and the impending political transition.
'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis
When schools closed last spring, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into emergency rooms and even police custody.
OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren't left behind?
'We're In A War With This Virus': Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
President-Elect Joe Biden shares details of how his administration hopes to tackle the country's public health crisis. It's an aggressive plan that he needs Congress to fund.