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Microscopic images of the coronavirus
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Health

CDC acknowledges coronavirus can spread via airborne transmission

People with COVID can infect others even if over 6 feet apart. In new guidance, the CDC acknowledges airborne transmission can occur, especially in poorly ventilated areas.

6 years ago

Christy DeGallerie poses for a portrait Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Dallas. DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she’d never heard of, were offered X-rays and said their doctors listened to their concerns. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Health

Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact

“We know our pain is questioned and our pain is not real to them,” said Christy DeGallerie, who later started a group for Black COVID-19 survivors.

6 years ago

Regular coronavirus testing can be a valuable tool in preventing the spread of infection but only if accompanied with other critical health measures including quarantining of contacts of known positive cases, experts say.
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House outbreak highlights dangers of test-only strategy to prevent infections

Even regular testing is no substitute for routine mask-wearing, social distancing along with quarantining for those who've been exposed to the coronavirus, experts say.

6 years ago

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for Dr. Sean Conley and other members of the president's medical team on Sunday. Another update on Trump's condition is expected sometime on Monday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House struggles to explain, contain its own spiraling COVID crisis

Trump fueled the growing alarm with a publicity stunt on Sunday, leaving his hospital suite to drive by boisterous supporters who gathered outside the military hospital.

6 years ago

Having a cold
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Health

Allergies, colds, flu and COVID-19: How to best prep for fall’s ‘sick season’

Coughs, sore throats and runny noses are common in fall and winter, and they rarely signal dire disease. But with COVID-19 a threat this year, here's what you need to know.

6 years ago

Donald Trump, Amy Coney Barrett
Politics & Policy

GOP faces reckoning over Trump’s coronavirus strategy, diagnosis

Trump's infection thrust COVID front and center when Republicans would rather be talking about Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as early voting is underway in most states.

6 years ago

Students line up to have their temperature checked before entering PS 179 elementary school
Health

Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus

Eight months after the coronavirus reached the U.S., worrying signals mounted of what's ahead this fall.

6 years ago

Dr. Sean Conley
Politics & Policy

Doctors: Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice recently

Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley acknowledged he was trying to downplay the severity of the president’s condition the day before.

6 years ago

White House physician Sean Conley briefs the press on Saturday on the condition of President Trump, who was hospitalized the evening before because of the coronavirus.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Watch live: Doctors to provide update on Trump following COVID-19 diagnosis

Trump was admitted at Walter Reed Friday evening after announcing early that morning that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump holds out his face mask during the first presidential debate
Politics & Policy

Trump’s whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID

No one knows how, when or from whom Trump became infected. But to retrace his steps over the last week is to see risk at multiple turns and ample opportunity for infection.

6 years ago

President Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

Timeline: What we know of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis

President Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he tested positive for the coronavirus. But questions remain about what exactly happened before and after.

6 years ago

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 file photo, State Representatives stand at their desks during the Pledge of Allegiance in the Iowa House chambers, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Politics & Policy

No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test

Revelations that the president and first lady are now among those who have tested positive for the disease appeared to do little to change their thinking.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett will still begin Oct. 12.

6 years ago

Kentucky's Jefferson County Circuit Court has released audio of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case. Here, police officers walk by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, which sits adjacent to Jefferson Square Park, the epicenter for Black Lives Matter protests over Taylor's death. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Court releases grand jury recording in Breonna Taylor case

The recording could answer lingering questions about how prosecutors have handled a case that has fueled protests in Kentucky and across the nation.

6 years ago

President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden square off during the first presidential debate on Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden and Harris wish the Trumps a swift recovery

Joe Biden responds to President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis — which potentially exposed the 77-year-old Democratic nominee, too.

6 years ago

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