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Some people have skipped care because of finances or fear of the virus, doctors say. Others find medical practices closed to new patients. Many are suffering health consequences, an NPR poll finds. -
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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The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is also asking legislators to expand Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults and restore funding for a program that studied racial health disparities.
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From Texas Standard : For some, how they feel about the science, treatment and prevention of COVID-19 is related to their political beliefs. Back in...
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The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple of years.
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When Dr. Zachary Sussman went to Physicians Premier ER in Austin for a COVID-19 antibody test, he assumed he would get a freebie because he was a doctor...
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Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?
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The center's received regional reports of at least 46 cases of ingestion or overexposure to bleach since Aug. 1. A few involved attempts to avoid or stop COVID-19.
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The forecast comes from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But here's why some other disease specialists are highly skeptical.
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Officials across Texas, including Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, urged residents to take precautions against the virus over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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"We've got to take a deep breath," says one health official about the rapid timeline pushed for by the CDC. "It is very clear that we need to lean forward to prepare to deliver the vaccine."
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Do portable air cleaning machines really help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the home? The frustrating short answer: "It depends." Find out what it depends upon.
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After an incident where a disabled man was hospitalized following his arrest, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department is expanding disability and mental health training for officers.
