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A medic wearing a facemask and dark blue gloves holds up a vaccine container.
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Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here’s what could be next for COVID vaccines

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan.

3 years ago

People wearing face masks walk through Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly COVID cases creep closer to levels that would trigger a return to mask requirements

As Philadelphia COVID cases are gradually climbing, city health officials warn residents to start taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading again.

3 years ago

Stacey Whitford sits with her son outside
NPR
Health Care
National

A staffing crisis is causing a monthslong wait for Medicaid, and it could get worse

The pandemic has overwhelmed Medicaid agencies, and as Biden's COVID emergency declaration ends, people with low incomes could find it even harder to find coverage.

3 years ago

A PET scan in process at Adler Imaging. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Public Health

How advances in heart imaging can help improve diagnoses

Nuclear imaging has significantly improved the accuracy of stress tests, to diagnose conditions like coronary artery disease.

3 years ago

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Mary Daniel kneels down by her husband, seated on a bed at his Florida memory care facility.
NPR
Aging
Government
National
Public Health

New laws let visitors see loved ones in health care facilities, even in an outbreak

To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll. Now, some states are trying to ensure access.

3 years ago

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk along Broadway in the SoHo district of New York City, Friday, March 4, 2022, in New York. Mayor Eric Adams announced in a morning news conference that the city will be scaling back of COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates
Health Care
National
Public Health

Number of COVID patients in U.S. hospitals reaches record low

The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months.

3 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks in front of an American flag.
Government
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

3 years ago

A doctor looking at an x-ray
The Pulse

The Road to Diagnosis

Getting the right diagnosis can be life-changing. It can mean the end of pain and the beginning of answers; it can mean treatment, a cure ...

Air Date: April 1, 2022

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Jake Odmark's career on Broadway took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with Chron's disease. (Courtesy of Odmark)
The Pulse
Biology
Mental Health
Performing Arts

How a Broadway superhero faced a life-threatening diagnosis

When Jake Odmark was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, his career took a back seat. But accepting the diagnosis led to a more stable future.

3 years ago

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Healthcare workers care for COVID-19 patients in a makeshift ICU at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on Jan. 21, 2021, in Torrance, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

COVID-19 infection increases your risk for diabetes, a new study says

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group.

3 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tests positive for COVID-19

Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.

3 years ago

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Care
National
Public Health

End of COVID may bring major turbulence for U.S. health care

The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.

3 years ago

A health worker shows a box containing a bottle of Ivermectin, a medicine authorized by the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (INVIMA) to treat patients with mild, asymptomatic or suspicious COVID-19, as part of a study of the Center for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Studies, in Cali, Colombia, on July 21, 2020. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Ivermectin does not prevent COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study says

The Food and Drug Administration has long warned against using the cow and horse dewormer to fight COVID-19, warning it can cause serious, adverse effects.

3 years ago

A person walks past a COVID-19 testing location
NPR
National
Public Health

COVID.gov: New website offers a single stop for COVID info, tests, and treatment

The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for pandemic needs.

3 years ago

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot
NPR
National
Public Health

Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk, and timing

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster.

3 years ago

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