Health & Safety

First Responders Are Overwhelmed In Kabul After Explosions

7:07pm August 26, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rossella Miccio, President of the NGO EMERGENCY about what is happening in the Emergency Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul, after explosions near the airport.

Yemeni children diagnosed with cancer wait to receive treatment at an oncology ward of a hospital in Sana'a on February 4. A new study looks at the impact of COVID-19 on kids with cancer.

Why COVID Takes A Harsher Toll On Children With Cancer

6:54pm August 26, 2021

by Marc Silver

A new study looks at how kids diagnosed with cancer react to a COVID-19 infection compared to the general population of youngsters.

Aid Groups Wonder Whether To Stay Or Go As The Taliban Take Over Afghanistan

5:13pm August 26, 2021

by Joanne Lu

Now that the Taliban are back in power, aid agencies in Afghanistan are bracing for an uncertain future — and hope to maintain the progress they've made over the past two decades.

Houston Fire Chief Discusses The Strain COVID Is Putting On Emergency Medical Workers

4:38pm August 26, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña about how medical professionals and EMTs are struggling to keep up with a surge of seriously-ill COVID patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two salmonella outbreaks that are tied to Italian-style meats like salami and prosciutto that are often used for charcuterie boards.

A Salmonella Outbreak Has Spread To 17 States And It's Linked To Italian-Style Meats

3:48pm August 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two salmonella outbreaks that are tied to Italian-style meats like the ones often found on charcuterie boards.

Students head to class this month in Thornton, Colo. Infectious disease experts say the decline in vaccination rates against childhood diseases during the pandemic has increased the potential for outbreaks of diseases once largely vanquished in the United

Health & Safety

Many Kids Have Missed Routine Vaccines, Worrying Doctors As School Starts

3:42pm August 26, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

The pandemic has meant many kids have put off doctor visits and recommended shots. Experts worry that means some pockets of the U.S. are now more vulnerable to outbreaks of measles and meningitis.

An emergency room nurse tends to a patient in a hallway last week at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital in Houston.

More Than 100,000 People Are Hospitalized With COVID-19, The Most Since January

1:23pm August 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Hospitals are once again overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, reaching a level not seen since before the vaccine was widely available.

Elaine Murphy's home in New Albany, Ind., is lined with family photos of her grandchildren. The president of the school board of the New Albany-Floyd County school district is a life-long educator. Schools were always her safe haven, but things are changi

She Joined The School Board To Serve Her Community. Now She's In The Crossfire

12:58pm August 26, 2021

by Farah Yousry

School boards and superintendents are facing backlash over mask and vaccination policies. What were once nonpartisan public service jobs have now become more political — and dangerous.

Kathe Sackler, a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, testifies via video in December 2020 to a House Oversight Committee hearing in Washington. Sackler was one of four members of her family to testify this week at U.S. Bankruptcy Court at a hear

Health & Safety

Judge Pushes Back On Protections For The Sacklers In The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

10:06am August 26, 2021

by Brian Mann

Judge Robert Drain signaled he will approve the landmark bankruptcy for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. But he called for new limits to legal protections for members of the Sackler family.

Health Workers In Boston Counter Vaccine Misinformation In Haitian Communities

8:26am August 26, 2021

by Tori Bedford

In Boston's Haitian communities, where vaccination rates lag, health workers and community leaders are trying to dispel misinformation and encourage residents to get the shot.