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Coronavirus Live Updates
"While none of this is good news, the ... possible flattening of the curve is better than the increases that we have seen," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. He is seen last month following the arrival of the U.S. Naval hospital ship Comfort to New

With Coronavirus Deaths 'Essentially Flat' Last Two Days, NY Gov. Sees 'Good Signs'

Apr 06, 2020
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 599 coronavirus deaths statewide since Sunday. He said it may suggest a "possible flattening of the curve" but also warned numbers were inconclusive.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday to a refrigerated truck.

FACT CHECK: Money-To-Hospitals Plan To Treat Coronavirus Patients Could Face Problems

Apr 02, 2020
Instead of reopening health care exchanges for those who don't qualify for Medicaid and don't have employer-based insurance, Trump is proposing paying hospitals directly. But it might not be enough.
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Shots - Health News
A medical worker administers a COVID-19 test at a facility in Camden, N.J., on Wednesday.

Think You've Got COVID-19? Here's What Doctors Say About When To Seek Help

Apr 02, 2020
Many people can ride the disease out at home, but doctors are getting a better idea of who should seek medical attention and when.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

FACT CHECK: Should People Cover Their Faces With Scarves Like Trump Said?

Mar 31, 2020
In a briefing with the coronavirus task force, President Trump answered a question about a supply shortage of masks by suggesting that the public wear scarves instead.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Workers inside a warehouse in Columbus, Ohio, prepare Battelle's decontamination units for deployment.

Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals

Mar 30, 2020
An Ohio-based research group just got expedited FDA approval of its PPE decontamination system after pleas to the White House from the governor. The system cleans up to 80,000 pieces of PPE at a time.
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Goats and Soda
Coffins of deceased people stored in a warehouse near Bergamo — a city at the heart of Italy's coronavirus crisis — before being transported to another region for cremation.

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

Mar 27, 2020
"Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Fire brigade personnel sanitize a government hospital as part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.

India's Doctors Worry The Country Is Unprepared For A Coronavirus Surge

Mar 26, 2020
Per capita, India has fewer hospital beds and ventilators than almost any country in the world. Medical professionals fear the government's promised $2 billion health care revamp will be too late.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A woman with a face mask rides on the subway on March 17, 2020, in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Advocates in the city are reaching out to immigrant communities which face challenges due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Coronavirus Epidemic Brings Special Challenges For Immigrants In Urban Areas

Mar 18, 2020
Urban immigrant communities could be particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. In New York City, public health workers are making extra efforts to reach the immigrant population.
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Goats and Soda
A couple wear face masks as they visit Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday. After criticism for responding slowly, the United Kingdom has urged the public to avoid unnecessary contact.

U.K. Steps Up Coronavirus Prevention, But Its Hospitals Have Already Been Strained

Mar 17, 2020
The virus pandemic comes at a vulnerable time for the Britain's overburdened public health care system.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

How Prepared Are Las Vegas Hospitals For Coronavirus?

Mar 16, 2020

As the number of people with coronavirus continues to grow, one of the biggest concerns is health c

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Corrections health experts have been urging prison administrators to plan for coronavirus.

Prisons And Jails Worry About Becoming Coronavirus 'Incubators'

Mar 13, 2020
Inmates and guards don't have the option of staying home during a coronavirus outbreak, so detention centers risk becoming "incubators" for the disease. Some are scrambling to mitigate the risk.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Run-Up To Caucus Highlighted By Democratic Debate

Feb 14, 2020

Democratic presidential hopefuls have already descended upon the state ahead of the February 22 caucus. 

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Health
Glenn Hurst gives Jeannette Massen a checkup at the Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.

As Caucus Day Nears, Iowa Voters Guided By Big Health Care Changes

Jan 31, 2020
Health care has consistently polled as the No. 1 issue for Iowa voters. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Gaming In 2020: It's All About Sports Betting, New Resorts And Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020
Nevada casinos reaped more than $1 billion in winnings in December, pushing the total for 2019 past $12 billion in a key index of state fiscal health.
 
The Nevada Gaming Cont
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Tom Steyer Prioritizing Climate Change, Immigration On Campaign Trail

Jan 23, 2020

Tom Steyer has outlasted several Democrats this primary season.

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Newscast headlines

Navajo Nation To Create Its Own Managed Healthcare Entity

Dec 18, 2019
The Navajo Nation says it is seeking to become one of the first Native American tribes to create it's own managed healthcare entity.
 
The tribe recently announced it plans to contract with Molina Healthcare to work toward a managed healthcare offering under New Mexico's Cen
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The Salt
Chef Tunde Wey uses food as a tool for social justice. His company, BabyZoos, aims to use profits from the sale of applesauce to hospitals to fund ventures that create more economic opportunities for African Americans in an effort to close racial wealth

Can Applesauce Help Close The Racial Health Gap? No, Wait, Hear This Chef Out

Dec 17, 2019
From infant mortality rates to access to cancer treatment, stark health disparities exist between blacks and whites. One Michigan experiment to address that starts with money made from hospital food.
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Health Care

California Kaiser Mental Health Workers Launch Strike; Problems 'Keep Getting Worse'

Dec 16, 2019
Clinical psychologists say it can take anywhere from three weeks to two months to see patients suffering from depression, anxiety or serious emotional trauma.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Culinary Union Flexes Muscle With Dem Candidate Town Halls

Dec 10, 2019

How does the Culinary Union get face time with the three highest-polling Democratic presidential candidates in the same

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Revived Commission To Address Concerns Of Surging Asian-American Community

Nov 27, 2019

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders represent the fastest growing demographic in Nevada.

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Desert Companion
KNPR's State of Nevada

Charting The Future Of Health Care In Rural Nevada

Nov 27, 2019

In the fall of 2015, Tonopah’s hospital closed, leaving thousands of central Nevada’s rural residents with no urgent care for a hundred miles.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Officials Seek To Revive Rural Tonopah Hospital

Nov 22, 2019

When Tonopah’s hospital closed in 2015, it didn’t just leave the town without an emergency room – it left the region without one, too.

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Desert Companion
KNPR's State of Nevada

Four Years Later, Tonopah Recovering From Hospital Closure

Nov 14, 2019

In the fall of 2015, the Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah closed, leaving residents with no hos

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2020 Candidate Conversations: Off Script
Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg in South Bend, Ind.

'Just The Right Policy': Pete Buttigieg On His 'Medicare For All Who Want It' Plan

Nov 08, 2019
The South Bend, Ind., mayor explains his health care overhaul plan — "Medicare for All," as well as private insurance — and differentiates it from other Democratic presidential candidates' plans.
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Shots - Health News
Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, was a major driver of the rule struck down Wednesday. A federal judge found the rule issued earlier this year — making it easier for health care wor

Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons

Nov 06, 2019
The U.S. judge found that the Trump administration's rule violates the law in "numerous, fundamental, and far-reaching" ways. Critics said the rule prioritized providers over patients.

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