Rob Stein
Stories
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Health
More Listener Questions About COVID-19 Testing
Emergency physician Dr. Tsion Firew and NPR science correspondent Rob Stein answer more listener questions about getting tested for COVID-19, including false negative tests.
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Health
Listener Questions About COVID-19 Testing
Emergency physician Dr. Tsion Firew and NPR science correspondent Rob Stein answer listener questions about getting tested for COVID-19, and how those tests are processed.
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Politics
Trump Administration Plans To Offer New COVID-19 Guidelines
Large parts of the country are shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Could some regions open earlier than others? If so, which ones? The Trump administration considers options.
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Health
What Happened Today: Listener Questions About The Economic Relief Bill, More
NPR economics and science correspondents answer listener questions about what the federal government is doing. Are the latest measures working? What is happening with the economic relief bill?
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Health
The Trump Administration Says Self Swabs Are Coming Soon. Is That A Good Idea?
A lack of testing has been a big problem when it comes to the novel coronavirus. Vice President Pence says people will soon be able to self swab. There are pros and cons to that.
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Health
In A 1st, Scientists Use Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool To Edit Inside A Patient
Doctors used CRISPR to edit genes of cells inside a patient's eye, hoping to restore vision to a person blinded by a rare genetic disorder. A similar strategy might work for some brain diseases.
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Global Health
U.S. Could Be Entering New Phase In Caronavirus Battle
More and more cases are being diagnosed in this country. And those numbers may grow as testing for this dangerous new virus ramps up.
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Health
CDC Has Fixed Issue Delaying Coronavirus Testing In U.S., Health Officials Say
There's been a bottleneck in testing for the new coronavirus because of problems with the test kits the CDC has distributed to labs around the U.S.
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Politics
Coronavirus: Trump Under Political Spotlight, Calif. Case Sparks Interest
During a news conference, the president struck a reassuring tone — saying it's not inevitable the virus will spread in the U.S. That's despite warnings to the contrary from public health officials.
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National
Health Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States.