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Students move out of dormitories at San Diego State University in March, after the university cancelled the rest of the semester and has asked students to move out within 48 hours. Nine percent of young adults say they've moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Survey: 3% of Americans moved due to the pandemic

Among the young, the numbers shot way up: 9% of adults age 18-29 have moved due to the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Members of the public are seen at a bar on Canal Street
International
Public Health

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge coronavirus can spread in air

WHO has been criticized in recent weeks and months for its seeming divergence from the scientific community.

6 years ago

Specimens collected from multiple people can be combined into one batch to test for the coronavirus. A negative result would clear all the specimens.
NPR
National
Public Health

Pooling coronavirus tests can spare scarce supplies, but there’s a catch

Instead of running a COVID test on every specimen, a lab can combine multiple samples. If the batch is negative, everyone is in the clear. A positive leads to more testing.

6 years ago

Medical personnel
Health Care
Public Health

My doctor is back in the office. Is it safe to reschedule my appointment?

Coronavirus shutdowns canceled regular exams for months. Weighing the risk of postponing against the risk of infection can make for anxious moments.

6 years ago

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People visit Jacksonville Beach on Saturday in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states including Florida, Texas and Arizona.
NPR
National

U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 130,000; Florida and Texas report record case numbers

Florida and Texas reported their biggest daily rise in new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past few days as deaths in the U.S. continue to rise.

6 years ago

Protesters rally against healthcare inequality
Mental Health
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Coronavirus, Floyd killing merge in brutal blow to Black well-being

Doctors are bracing for the fallout as their offices start opening: a wave of sicker, shell-shocked patients.

6 years ago

These web pages are among a collection of sites now being archived by Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware in an effort to preserve documents about the response to COVID-19. (Courtesy of Hagley Museum and Library)
Delaware
History

Delaware group collects COVID-19 history for future research

The Hagley Library has collected more than a million online documents in an effort to preserve information about the response to COVID-19 for future historians.

6 years ago

Youth from across Philadelphia gathered in front of City Hall June 9 to protest police brutality and voice their concerns and vision for the future. According to recent research cited by the CDC, nearly half of all Americans between 18 and 29 report symptoms of anxiety or depression. (Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
K-12
Mental Health

Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

It's not that young adults aren't worried about the pandemic, psychologists say, but they are at far greater risk of dying by suicide. Finding ways to foster bonds is crucial.

6 years ago

With new coronavirus infections climbing in most states, infectious disease experts are discouraging group get-togethers, especially those that involve drinking. In this photo patrons enjoy a beer outside the Central Market in Los Angeles, this week.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

Planning to celebrate the 4th? What to know about the risks of parties and bars

With new infections climbing in most states, infectious disease experts discourage group get-togethers, especially one that involves drinking.

6 years ago

A hallway leads to a makeshift isolation ward for COVID-19 patients. (Kirk Siegler/NPR)
NPR
Health Care
Public Health

On the brink, rural hospitals brace for new surge in COVID-19 cases

"That's the tough part about all this, because you get all ready for this big emergency and then nothing happens and then you have to fight complacency a little bit,"

6 years ago

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Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

Some South Jersey farmers won’t let seasonal workers be tested for COVID-19

Refusals come just as migrant-worker population starts to rise steeply, with as many as 10,000 laborers arriving from states where COVID-19 cases are increasing

6 years ago

A face mask covers the mouth and nose of one of the iconic lion statues in front of the New York Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in New York, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)
NPR
Public Health

Widespread use of face masks could save tens of thousands of lives, models project

The model shows that near-universal wearing of cloth or homemade masks could prevent between 17,742 and 28,030 deaths across the US before Oct. 1.

6 years ago

Cape May County, New Jersey. (Google image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Health

Young people testing positive for coronavirus in Shore county worries officials

Cape May County health officials say a recent uptick in coronavirus cases are mainly driven by young people who have been socializing. 

6 years ago

Gilberto Padilla, 78, and Carmen Román, 70, set up their chairs in the shade in Norris Square to beat the heat. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Neighborhoods

Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat

City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat.

6 years ago

Nurse Tanya Markos administers a coronavirus test on patient Ricardo Sojuel at a mobile COVID-19 testing unit, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
National
Public Health

Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states

An alarming 36 states are seeing an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus.

6 years ago

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