Health : NPR https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1128 Health en Copyright 2020 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:05:33 -0500 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 Health https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1128 House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP Democrats sought to make a point about their desire to provide more money for Americans than congressional Republicans — picking up an attack line from none other than President Trump. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:05:33 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/28/950807001/house-endorses-trump-backed-2-000-payments-amid-feud-within-gop https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/28/950807001/house-endorses-trump-backed-2-000-payments-amid-feud-within-gop

Democrats sought to make a point about their desire to provide more money for Americans than congressional Republicans — picking up an attack line from none other than President Trump.

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]]> Philip Ewing 'Toxic Individualism': Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:38:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950861977/toxic-individualism-pandemic-politics-driving-health-care-workers-from-small-tow https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950861977/toxic-individualism-pandemic-politics-driving-health-care-workers-from-small-tow

A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop.

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]]> Frank Morris California Surpasses 2 Million Coronavirus Cases, With Los Angeles Being Hit Hard NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christina Ghaly, director for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, about surging coronavirus cases in her county. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:45:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950886211/california-surpasses-2-million-coronavirus-cases-with-los-angeles-being-hit-hard https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950886211/california-surpasses-2-million-coronavirus-cases-with-los-angeles-being-hit-hard NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christina Ghaly, director for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, about surging coronavirus cases in her county.

]]> Pandemic Advances Scientific Understanding Of Viruses' Air Transmission Due to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists this year made significant progress in understanding how respiratory viruses can be transmitted from one person to another through the air. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:45:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950886165/pandemic-advances-scientific-understanding-of-viruses-air-transmission https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950886165/pandemic-advances-scientific-understanding-of-viruses-air-transmission Due to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists this year made significant progress in understanding how respiratory viruses can be transmitted from one person to another through the air.

]]> Nell Greenfieldboyce 'I Regret Nothing': Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed "I stand by my words," says Dr. James Phillips, the Walter Reed physician who said the president's decision to drive by supporters while being treated for COVID-19 endangered his security detail. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:21:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/28/950806388/i-regret-nothing-doctor-who-criticized-trump-parade-works-last-day-at-walter-ree https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/28/950806388/i-regret-nothing-doctor-who-criticized-trump-parade-works-last-day-at-walter-ree

"I stand by my words," says Dr. James Phillips, the Walter Reed physician who said the president's decision to drive by supporters while being treated for COVID-19 endangered his security detail.

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]]> Bill Chappell As Hospitals Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines, Health Care Workers Describe Chaos And Anger Problems included a glitch with a sign-up app and some staff jumping to the front of the line ahead of medical workers with more exposure to the coronavirus. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:53:21 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950427961/as-hospitals-rollout-covid-19-vaccines-healthcare-workers-describe-chaos-and-ang https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950427961/as-hospitals-rollout-covid-19-vaccines-healthcare-workers-describe-chaos-and-ang

Problems included a glitch with a sign-up app and some staff jumping to the front of the line ahead of medical workers with more exposure to the coronavirus.

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]]> Gabrielle Emanuel Federal Data Reveal Which Hospitals Are Dangerously Full This Week. Is Yours? COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to skyrocket in the U.S. NPR built a tool to explore the latest trends around the country. Look up your local hospital to see how it's faring. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:22:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/09/944379919/new-data-reveal-which-hospitals-are-dangerously-full-is-yours https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/09/944379919/new-data-reveal-which-hospitals-are-dangerously-full-is-yours

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to skyrocket in the U.S. NPR built a tool to explore the latest trends around the country. Look up your local hospital to see how it's faring.

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]]> Sean McMinn Is It Time For A Race Reckoning In Kidney Medicine? A movement sparked by medical students is pushing to eliminate the use of race to estimate kidney function, saying it reinforces racist thinking. Some argue the change could cause unintended harm. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:03:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/949408943/is-it-time-for-a-race-reckoning-in-kidney-medicine https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/949408943/is-it-time-for-a-race-reckoning-in-kidney-medicine

A movement sparked by medical students is pushing to eliminate the use of race to estimate kidney function, saying it reinforces racist thinking. Some argue the change could cause unintended harm.

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]]> Maria Godoy California Hospitals, Nurses Union Battle Over Patient Ratio Law With hospitals overwhelmed, California has suspended its unique law limiting nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses are protesting, and worry it could lead to the law being changed or scrapped. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 07:13:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724143/california-hospitals-nurses-union-battle-over-patient-ratio-law https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724143/california-hospitals-nurses-union-battle-over-patient-ratio-law With hospitals overwhelmed, California has suspended its unique law limiting nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses are protesting, and worry it could lead to the law being changed or scrapped.

]]> April Dembosky Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 07:09:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/822491838/coronavirus-world-map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-outbreak https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/822491838/coronavirus-world-map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-outbreak

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally.

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]]> Daniel Wood Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak? View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 07:08:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s

View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

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]]> Stephanie Adeline Here Is 1 Way To Show Appreciation For The COVID-19 Vaccine A German pilot used a GPS device to map a route that would take the shape of a giant syringe. He flew about 5,000 feet in the air to trace the syringe, which spanned over 40 miles in the sky. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724178/here-is-1-way-to-show-appreciation-for-the-covid-19-vaccine https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724178/here-is-1-way-to-show-appreciation-for-the-covid-19-vaccine A German pilot used a GPS device to map a route that would take the shape of a giant syringe. He flew about 5,000 feet in the air to trace the syringe, which spanned over 40 miles in the sky.

]]> News Brief: Pandemic Relief, Nashville Blast, EU Vaccinations President Trump signs into law the coronavirus relief and spending package. Nashville investigators identify the Christmas Day bomber. Plus, the EU launches its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:03:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724129/morning-news-brief https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950724129/morning-news-brief President Trump signs into law the coronavirus relief and spending package. Nashville investigators identify the Christmas Day bomber. Plus, the EU launches its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations.

]]> Leila Fadel Still Disinfecting Surfaces? It Might Not Be Worth It Early in the pandemic, people were advised to disinfect everything they touched. But now that scientists understand more about how COVID-19 spreads, all that scrubbing down may have been overkill. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/948936133/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/948936133/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it

Early in the pandemic, people were advised to disinfect everything they touched. But now that scientists understand more about how COVID-19 spreads, all that scrubbing down may have been overkill.

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]]> Patti Neighmond After Threatening To Derail It, Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Package Into Law President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending package, deputy press secretary Judd Deere said Sunday night on Twitter. Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:17:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/27/950687654/after-threatening-to-derail-it-trump-signs-covid-19-relief-package-into-law https://www.npr.org/2020/12/27/950687654/after-threatening-to-derail-it-trump-signs-covid-19-relief-package-into-law President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending package, deputy press secretary Judd Deere said Sunday night on Twitter.

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