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Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients?
by Sydney Lupkin
A economic research study shows that oncologists' prescribing habits change after they've been visited by pharmaceutical sales reps — and it also shows the changes do not extend patients' lives.
McConnell Blocks Senate Vote On $2,000 Direct Payments
by Kelsey Snell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a proposal to vote on the House bill on $2,000 direct payments. Also, the Senate will vote Wednesday to override President Trump's veto of the NDAA.
Migrants Continue To Die In Attempts To Cross Mediterranean Sea To Europe
by Ruth Sherlock
The pandemic and its many travel restrictions haven't stopped thousands of migrants from attempting the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean Sea this year. More than 1,000 have died at sea.
3 Minutes Less Of 2020: Iconic Scottish Clock That Always Runs Fast Won't Be Set Back
The clock at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, traditionally runs three minutes fast and is set back to match Greenwich Mean Time only on Dec. 31. This year, it will keep running fast.
Argentina To Vote On Abortion Legalization
by Philip Reeves
Argentina prepares to vote on a landmark bill that, if passed, would legalize abortion and make Argentina the first big Latin American country to do so.
What 2020 Was Like For The Movie Industry
by Bob Mondello
This year was quite bad for most movie theaters — but not bad at all for movies. NPR discusses what 2020 was like for the movie industry.
Economics Of Latest Pandemic Relief Bill
by Scott Horsley
President Trump's call to boost pandemic relief payments to $2,000 remains stuck in the Senate. Economists say there are more targeted ways to provide help to the people who need it most.
What It's Like To Work A Night In The Emergency Room Of An Overwhelmed Hospital
by Lynn Arditi
Hospitals have been hit hard in Rhode Island, which has one of the highest coronavirus rates per capita in the United States. A doctor on the front line describes a night in the emergency department.
Experts Say It's A Herculean Effort For Rural Hospitals To Roll Out Mass Vaccination
by Will Stone
Small hospitals play a big role in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people in rural America. They face significant challenges — especially with the Pfizer vaccine, which must be kept at low temperature.
Hundreds Of Civilians Killed With Machetes And Axes In Ethiopian Town
by Eyder Peralta
Ethiopia's civil war has been fought mainly with planes and missiles. But last month's massacre in the small town of Mai-Kadra points to the bitter ethnic divide threatening to rip Ethiopia apart.