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With physician offices not seeing patients with COVID-19 symptoms in April, Timothy Regan said he had little choice when Denver Health directed him first to its urgent care facility and then to its emergency room. "I felt bad, but I had been dealing with

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ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill

5:13pm May 26, 2020

by Phil Galewitz

A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. But he got a surprising bill from his insurer, which had waived cost sharing for treatment of the coronavirus infection.

Experts Help Listeners Make Tough Choices During The Pandemic

10:39pm May 25, 2020

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Helen Boucher and professor of economics Emily Oster help listeners make tough decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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A pharmacy tech pours out pills of hydroxychloroquine May 20 at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on May 20, 2020. After a study found COVID-19 patients using the drug were dying at higher rates, the World Health Organization announced it would suspend

WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns

5:34pm May 25, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The WHO cited a scientific study published last week suggesting that proposed COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroqine may do more harm than good in halting its study to review data.

A woman drops a nasal swab in a vial at the announcement that Denver will launch a drive-up COVID-19 test site.

Video: What The U.S. Is Doing About Its Testing Swab Shortage

5:27am May 25, 2020

To contain the coronavirus, the U.S. needs to be able test a lot of people. But we're facing a shortage of a key ingredient: the swab. Here's why these swabs are so hard to source.

What Happened Today: Trump Wants Churches To Reopen Immediately, Testing Questions

9:25pm May 22, 2020

Dr. Abraar Karan, an internal medicine physician and clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School, answers listener questions about the latest in the coronavirus testing.

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A Doctor Answers Questions On Health Disparities And Treatments For COVID-19

9:42pm May 21, 2020

Dr. Tracey Henryan, an assistant health director at Grady Primary Care Center in Atlanta, answers listener questions on health disparities and treatments for COVID-19.

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What People Can Learn From The Discovery Of A Polio Vaccine

5:59pm May 21, 2020

by Joe Palca

People in the 1950s anxiously waited for scientists to come up with ways to protect children from polio. The road to a polio vaccine might contain some lessons for today's health crisis.

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Blood collection tubes sit in a rack on the first day of a free COVID-19 antibody testing event at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand, Fla., on May 4.

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Getting An Antibody Test For The Coronavirus? Here's What It Won't Tell You

3:50pm May 21, 2020

by Rob Stein

As more and more people get tested for antibodies to the coronavirus, infectious disease specialists worry that those tested — and their employers — may not understand the limits of the results.

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New Studies Show That Developing A Coronavirus Vaccine Should Be Possible

7:45pm May 20, 2020

by Joe Palca

Three studies published Wednesday suggest it should be possible to come up with a coronavirus vaccine — tests performed on animals have shown the right results to prove a vaccine could be possible.

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Anthony Reyes, a police officer with the City of Miami, shows the results of his coronavirus antibody test at the Hard Rock Stadium testing site in Miami Gardens, Fla., in early May.

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A Double-Barreled Approach To Antibody Testing Could Improve Accuracy

6:27pm May 20, 2020

by Richard Harris

Antibody tests can identify people who have been previously exposed to the coronavirus. But false positive results are a concern. Performing two different tests could reduce errors.

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