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COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the …

WEBThe WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

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What The Latest Science Shows About Breakthrough Cases

WEBUpdated July 29, 2021 at 12:05 PM ET. This story has been updated throughout to reflect new research. New data on the delta variant is coming in, and it's not looking good.

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The COVID-19 public health emergency is over. How will …

WEBToday, President Biden is lifting the national COVID-19 public health emergency — nearly 1,200 days since it began. David Ghilarducci is a health officer for …

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What do new public health guidelines from the CDC …

WEBNPR's A Martinez speaks with Leana Wen, a physician and George Washington University public health professor, about CDC isolation guidance and …

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How will Omicron shape 2022

WEBKAZU News. Graph showing the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents through Jan. 3. Recent data may be adjusted and corrected. Cases of …

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An ambitious NIH study has brought new attention to …

WEBThe condition often called chronic fatigue syndrome was neglected for decades and it still has no proven treatments. Now the results of an ambitious study …

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COMIC: How to have a healthy relationship with guilt

WEBTaya Cohen, who researches honesty and moral character at Carnegie Mellon University, and Han Ren, a clinical psychologist based in Austin, Texas, explain how to …

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Where public health stands 4 years after the COVID-19 …

WEBNPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Jennifer Greene, and Raven Walters about the state of public health four years after COVID-19 became a …

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

WEBHere are 6 facts about where things currently are with abortion and the election. 1. About half of states restrict abortion. In 14 states, there are total bans on …

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

WEBResearchers 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 …

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What women can do — and should do — to protect their health

WEBNPR's Michel Martin talks about how women can get the health care they need with Dr. Sharon Malone, author of the new book, Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide …

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A roadmap to better health for women 90.3 KAZU

WEBBut women have not been the focus. BECKER: That executive order allocates $200 million to the National Institutes of Health to research women and health …

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The Future Of The Pandemic In The U.S.: Experts Look Ahead

WEBUpdated March 26, 7:15 p.m. A year after the pandemic shut down the country, a growing number of infectious disease experts, epidemiologists, public health …

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More People Can Access Surgery. That's Great For Them, Awful For …

WEBAdd surgeries to the list of human activities making the climate hotter and more volatile. "Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care is one of the major contributors …

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ACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees' OK

WEBACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees' OK. Insurance brokers say rogue agents are switching batches of customers to new plans …

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ICU Doctor Stresses COVID-19 Severity In Communities Of Color, …

WEBPhysician Taison Bell reflects on the messaging around COVID-19 disparities and whether that's impacted how some people are responding to measures to control …

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A Look At New Hormone-Free Contraceptive Option 90.3 KAZU

WEBNPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, about Phexxi, one of the newest non-hormonal …

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Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy …

WEBThe financial gap between wealthy hospitals and safety-net hospitals, which take everyone who walks through their doors, has widened during the pandemic, an …

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Local Health Official Says Hospitalizations Worse Than The Peak of

WEBAs many prepare to celebrate the holidays, local health officials are asking residents to be vigilant as they spend time with friends and family.

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A second version of omicron is spreading. Here's why

WEBOmicron BA.2 is also growing exponentially in Englandand Germany, where it's causing at least 5% of cases in both places.Scientists are concerned it could …

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Medical ethics: Does the public need to know why Austin was

WEBThe Biden administration says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's job is not in jeopardy because he didn't disclose a health condition requiring hospitalization sooner. …

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