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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to 3-year-old Fletcher Pack
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National
Public Health

Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for youngest U.S. children

The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.

3 years ago

Photo by Bill Bender
The Pulse

Immersed in Nature

Imagine yourself out in nature — away from all the noise and the distractions of our lives. You can smell the rich scents of the forest ...

Air Date: June 24, 2022

Listen 54:24
A woman administers a rapid COVID-19 test.
NPR
Public Health

Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?

People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right?

3 years ago

An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs
Public Health

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company.

3 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. This flu season started early and all but two states reported widespread outbreaks by the week ended Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1982 to 2018, the flu most often peaked in February, so there's a good chance the rest of the states will see their cases increase this year
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

CDC panel recommends U.S. seniors get souped-up flu vaccines

U.S. officials currently say that all Americans 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season.

3 years ago

Sandra Younan adjusts her N95 face mask as she checks her patients records at the emergency room
Health Care
National
Public Health

‘Aware in Care’: Parkinson’s Foundation recruiting volunteers to educate hospital staff

Annie Brooks says it’s not uncommon for health care professionals to have misconceptions about Parkinson’s disease. The “Aware in Care” campaign aims to change that.

3 years ago

An ad from 1989 shows two people with the city in the background, as the slogan reads: Uptown. The Place. The Taste.
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

The historical ‘messy, moral dilemma’ of marketing menthol cigarettes to Black communities

Amid the FDA’s proposed menthol ban, some experts say cigarette brands will continue to target African Americans.

3 years ago

Listen 3:49
File photo: Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week

U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

3 years ago

A closeup of a health worker's hands administering a COVID-19 vaccine
Health Care
Kids
Public Health

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers. That paves the way for vaccinations for children under 5 to begin next week.

3 years ago

Doctor checks patient's pulse
The Pulse

What We Get Wrong about Black Health

In 2018, journalist Linda Villarosa wrote ...

Air Date: June 17, 2022

Listen 48:09
Joel Bervell
The Pulse
Medicine
Race & Ethnicity
Technology

How a medical student is using TikTok to bridge racial health disparities

Meet the Black TikTok creator bridging health disparities. His video convinced a woman to seek medical attention.

3 years ago

Listen 6:14
Staysha Quentrill is becoming a certified nurse midwife in West Virginia to support expecting Black mothers. (Courtesy of Staysha Quentrill)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

For Black expecting mothers, Black doulas and midwives offer expertise and protection

A Black woman in West Virginia is becoming a certified nurse midwife to support Black pregnant patients and their babies.

3 years ago

Listen 8:29
Michael Hannon with his children (Courtesy of Hannon)
Home & Family
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity

A conversation with the author of ‘Black Fathering and Mental Health,’ a new book on navigating the challenges — and embracing the joys — of parenthood

While acknowledging the unique challenges that Black fathers and children face, Hannon’s goal is to also share the joys of being a parent.

3 years ago

Listen 3:18
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Jan. 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill. (Greg Nash/AP)
NPR
Government
Health Care
Public Health

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing mild symptoms

Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive on a rapid antigen test.

3 years ago

FILE - A boy receives a dose of China's Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a community vaccination center in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2022. U.S. government advisers met Wednesday, June 15, 2022 to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages. According to the World Health Organization, 12 countries are vaccinating kids under 5. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Kids
Public Health

FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5

An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration gave a thumbs-up Wednesday to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for children under 5.

3 years ago

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