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Many Hospitals Are Still Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Patients. Is Yours?

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to strain U.S. hospitals. NPR built a tool to explore trends around the country. Look up your local hospital to see how it's faring.

February 22, 2021
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By:
  • Sean McMinn,
  • Audrey Carlsen,
  • and 1 more
Leyda Valentine, a research coordinator, takes blood from Lisa Taylor as she participates in a COVID-19 vaccination study at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla., in August 2020.

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Long-Term Studies Of COVID-19 Vaccines Hurt By Placebo Recipients Getting Immunized

Researchers are trying to learn more about COVID-19 vaccines from original study participants. The quest is hampered because many people who first received a placebo shot are opting for the vaccine.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Richard Harris
Tom Sweitzer hosts a weekly music therapy group via Zoom for other COVID-19 survivors dealing with lingering symptoms. "We get to know each other through the music," says one participant. "I think that was a really intuitive and wonderful way to connect us."

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  • Health

Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.

February 13, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
University of California, San Diego scientist Alysson Muotri's lab grew brain organoids from human stem cells that swapped a developmental gene from Neanderthals for the human version.

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  • Science

'Minibrains' With A Neanderthal Gene Offer Hints About Human Evolution

Lab-grown brainlike organoids altered with an ancient gene began to look and behave differently. The experiments help show how the human brain has evolved.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said the agency would likely hold advisory panel meetings to consider changes in COVID-19 vaccines made in response to coronavirus variants.

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FDA Aims To Be 'Nimble' On COVID-19 Vaccine Changes For Variants

The Food and Drug Administration is working on a playbook for how it could greenlight vaccine tweaks. Studies in hundreds of people, rather than tens of thousands, seem likely.

February 11, 2021
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
A technician adjusts the oxygen tanks for medical use at a Columbia University field hospital in April of 2020. The surging waves of cases of COVID-19 around the U.S. have led to shifting surges in demand by hospitals for extra oxygen.

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  • Health

Oxygen Industry Scrambles To Keep U.S. Patients With COVID-19 Breathing

Supply shortages of oxygen for hospitals have plagued many countries, but the U.S. has averted the most dire — partly because the industry figured out new ways to share resources and anticipate needs.

February 04, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Southern Californians celebrate at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in January. CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky cautions that for strongest immunity, recipients get both doses of the Pfizer or of the Moderna vaccine.

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  • Health

COVID-19 Vaccine: Will It Protect Against New Variants And Do You Need A 2nd Dose?

The spread of new strains raises new questions as two COVID-19 vaccines continue their rollout across the U.S. and another vaccine candidate preps for regulatory review. Here's what you need to know.

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Joanne Silberner
A line forms around the racing oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway as people await the opportunity to receive their COVID-19 vaccination during a mass event held at the speedway.

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As States Hustle To Distribute Vaccines, Big Business Offers A Boost Of Expertise

Large corporations such as Starbucks, Honeywell, Microsoft, Costco and Google want to help states with planning and logistics. But the potential of these partnerships is hindered by supply problems.

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
According to a review published in 2018, nearly 75% of the drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the 21st century had no data associated with their use during pregnancy.

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Protect Pregnant Women 'Through Research,' Not 'From Research,' OB-GYNs Urge

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, doctors say it's long past time to address the exclusion of pregnant women from research on drugs and vaccines. They say better study design is the answer.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Maggie Mertens
A nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., on Jan. 11.

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After A Year Battling COVID-19, Drug Treatments Get A Mixed Report Card

Drugs for COVID-19 are sorted into three basic categories: They work, they don't work, or there simply isn't enough information to know. A generic steroid is one medicine that proved helpful.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Richard Harris
A pair of studies suggest that a customized approach to brain stimulation carries advantages in treating mental health conditions.

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  • Health

Studies Suggest Benefits From A Personalized Approach To Brain Stimulation

Two studies find that tailoring brain stimulation to a particular patient helps in treating depression and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Researchers have found that a combination of two medications is effective at treating meth addiction.

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  • Health

A Medical Treatment For Meth Addiction Proves Effective In New Trial

The evidence is strong that some people struggling with meth addiction benefit from the drug regime.

January 14, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Nurse Salina Padilla prepares an infusion of a COVID-19 antibody treatment at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, Calif., in December.

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  • Health

Tracking Down Antibody Treatment Is A Challenge For COVID-19 Patients

Antibody-based drugs that bind to the coronavirus to prevent it from invading cells can help patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. But the medicines can be tough to find in time.

January 11, 2021
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By:
  • Richard Harris
U.S. COVID-19 vaccination programs are off to a slow start, but with more funding, better coordination and public awareness campaigns, things could speed up, experts say.

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  • Health

Here's How The U.S. Can Jump Start Its Sluggish COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

With case and death counts still surging, the pressure is on to vaccinate as many people as possible. Here's what it will take to get more Americans their shots, fast.

January 09, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Pien Huang
Nurse Janet Gilleran prepares to treat COVID-19 patient Mike Mokler with bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody drug from Eli Lilly, at the Respiratory Infection Clinic of Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Dec. 31, 2020.

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  • Health

Doctors Encouraged By Antibody Treatments For COVID-19

While logistical challenges have hampered use of antibody drugs to treat people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, recent results show the medicines can be worthwhile.

January 06, 2021
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  • Richard Harris
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