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Nika Cotton recently opened Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

3:09pm August 05, 2020

by Alex Smith

Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.

A mid-April sign in Philadelphia reminds passersby that current social distancing measures are for their own good.

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In Pandemic, Green Doesn't Mean 'Go.' How Did Public Health Guidance Get So Muddled?

5:26pm August 04, 2020

by Nina Feldman

Public officials continue to send mixed messages about the pandemic: We're open for business, but also, stay home if you can. Without clear guidance, people feel confused or stop trying to be safe.

Public Health Experts Warn Bars Are Seeds For Coronavirus Outbreaks

4:18pm August 04, 2020

by Will Stone

There are many stories of how nights out at bars can lead to coronavirus outbreaks. Public health experts say bars are perfect for spreading this virus. That's led many states to close them down.

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Missouri To Vote On Medicaid Expansion To Uninsured Adults

5:18pm August 03, 2020

by Alex Smith

Missourians will vote Tuesday on whether to expand Medicaid to uninsured adults. The pandemic has raised the stakes for residents who have lost jobs and insurance coverage.

The health threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic is particularly intense for people with cancer. Medication weakens the immune system. Cancer treatments are often delayed.

Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices

1:31pm August 03, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides.

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A patient in a first-stage study of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 receives a shot in March at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle.

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Public Health Expert Calls To Repair Distrust In A COVID-19 Vaccine

2:29pm August 01, 2020

by Emma Bowman

Public health officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on its way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they're willing to get such a vaccination?

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The industrial complex in Carthage where many Latinx residents work is a half-mile walk from the town square.

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In Rural Missouri, Latinx Communities Learn To Contain And Cope With The Coronavirus

7:00am August 01, 2020

by Sebastián Martínez Valdivia

Rural Carthage, Mo., is home to a growing community of Latin American immigrants. Language barriers and economic stress have made it harder to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A medic checks the temperature of a Syrian worshipper before entering the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to attend Friday prayer on May 15. To try to slow the coronavirus outbreak, the Syrian government has banned mass prayers and asked Syrians to stay home o

Syria Is Overwhelmed By Coronavirus As Govt Conceals Outbreak, Health Worker Says

4:37pm July 31, 2020

Medical workers in and outside the country say there's a lack of medicine and tests.

Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, holds a model of the coronavirus. This is the sixth vaccine candidate to join Operation Warp Speed's portfolio, and the largest vaccine deal to date.

U.S. Reaches $2.1 Billion Deal With Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline For COVID-19 Vaccine Push

1:41pm July 31, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

This is the sixth vaccine candidate to join Operation Warp Speed's portfolio, and the largest vaccine deal to date.

'It's Very Daunting And Overwhelming': School Nurses On Preparing For The School Year

4:33pm July 30, 2020

by Clare Lombardo

School nurses are often the first line of health care for students. They are now working with their districts to help make plans for the upcoming school year — but some don't have much of a say.

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