health care

Dr. Anthony Fauci, here depicted in a mural in New York City, is "a proud son of Brooklyn" who is helping the country get through the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said.

'The Vaccine Is On Its Way, Folks,' Fauci Says As Brooklyn Names Him A COVID-19 Hero

3:56pm November 10, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as "a reassuring champion of science and reason" by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

"One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in Lightning Flowers.

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

1:55pm November 10, 2020

by Dave Davies

Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

Queue Listen Now

The Supreme Court considers the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday.

Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?

9:28am November 10, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.

Queue Listen Now

Medical staff members wear protective gear while working at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on Sunday.

Health & Safety

U.S. Confirmed Coronavirus Infections Hit 10 Million

9:48pm November 09, 2020

by Rob Stein

The grim milestone passes as the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads out of control from coast to coast.

Gen. Gustave Perna tells NPR that if a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration in December, "10 to 30 million doses of vaccine will be available that we can start distributing" in the United States.

Operation Warp Speed's Logistics Chief Weighs In On Vaccine Progress

9:35pm November 09, 2020

by Pien Huang

Gen. Gustave Perna says as soon as the FDA deems a vaccine safe and effective, his team is ready to coordinate deployment of tens of millions of doses as early as next month.

Pfizer said a clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine found it to be more than 90% effective.

Health & Safety

Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

5:14pm November 09, 2020

by Joe Palca

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is the first to have data showing that it exceeded the minimum effectiveness threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.

Queue Listen Now

Supreme Court To Consider Constitutionality Of Obamacare

5:05pm November 09, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday questioning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with medical pricing expert Erin Fuse Brown about what's at stake.

Queue Listen Now

What Health Care Might Look Like Under A President Biden

5:05pm November 09, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

NPR discusses how the Biden administration's approach to health care would be different from President Trump's.

Joe Biden rallied supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Wilmington, Del. Though he is now U.S. president-elect, Biden will have to await outcomes of January run-off races in the Senate to know much support he's likely to get there for his health care agenda.

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

12:00pm November 09, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.

Health & Safety

What Can Be Done To Make Nursing Homes Safer

5:07pm November 08, 2020

by Ina Jaffe

With so many infections and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes, many in the industry and in government are considering how to make the facilities safer.