Medical Treatments

States Will Have 86% Fewer Johnson & Johnson Doses Next Week Than It Did This Week

4:13pm April 09, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

Johnson & Johnson has struggled with serious supply problems. Next week, states will have 86% fewer of the doses to dole out than they did this week.

President Joe Biden's nearly $2 trillion proposal to support U.S. jobs and infrastructure includes $400 billion to fund the kinds of home-based, long-term health care services and aides that many families have, until now, found unaffordable.

Health & Safety

What's In Biden's $400 Billion Plan To Support Families' Long-Term Health Needs

2:12pm April 09, 2021

by Judith Graham

Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for elders and people with disabilities. Part of the president's proposed infrastructure plan would help fund home-based health services.

Andrew Pelling presentation on the TED MainStage, as part of TED2020: Uncharted. June 11, 2020. Photo courtesy of TED.

Andrew Pelling: How Can Plants Help Rebuild The Human Body?

9:15am April 09, 2021

by NPR/TED Staff

An ear made from an apple, a spinal cord rebuilt using asparagus...it sounds like bizarre science fiction. But Andrew Pelling is working on a way to revive human tissue with a trip to the supermarket.

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COVID-19 Vaccines Vs. COVID-19 Variants

6:13pm April 08, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

It's one of the hottest areas of COVID-19 research: How well do the various vaccines work against the variants? New findings are coming out daily. Here's what's known so far, and what's pending.

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Some Colleges Are Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines — But At What Cost?

6:13pm April 08, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

Schools have long required vaccinations for several diseases. Now, some colleges and cruise ships are making immunization against COVID-19 mandatory, igniting concerns of equity and civil liberties.

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Some Americans Want To Choose Which Vaccine They Get

5:21pm April 08, 2021

by Will Stone

Get the first vaccine you're offered: that's the public health message. Each COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective at preventing severe disease, but some Americans want to choose the vaccine they get.

Pressure To Change Vaccine Allocation To Target Areas Seeing COVID-19 Surges

5:21pm April 08, 2021

by Tamara Keith

The Biden administration is under pressure to change the way it allocates COVID-19 vaccines to states to make sure that areas seeing surges in cases get more doses.

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EU Sees Possible Link Between AstraZeneca Vaccine And Blood Clots

12:55am April 08, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

The European Medicines Agency says there is a possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and rare blood clots.

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Deaths from COVID-19 are often due to the immune system overreacting to the coronavirus. New drugs to suppress that reaction are showing promise, say researchers.

Drugs Targeting Immune Response To COVID-19 Show Promise

2:29pm April 07, 2021

by Richard Harris

Researchers are reporting some progress in their search for drugs that tamp down the overwhelming immune reaction that can kill a patient with COVID-19.

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Deadline For Every Adult To Be Eligible For A Vaccine Moved To April 19

4:42pm April 06, 2021

by Rob Stein

President Biden has announced that the deadline for every adult to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine has moved from May 1 to April 19.

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