FDA Approves A Nasal Spray To Treat Patients Who Are Suicidal The Food and Drug Administration has approved a fast-acting nasal spray to treat suicidal patients. The spray contains a chemical cousin of the anesthetic and party drug ketamine. Jon Hamilton
Michigan Vs. New York: How 2 States Are Handling The Coronavirus After The Lockdown Michigan and New York successfully drove coronavirus case numbers down in the spring. New York is keeping the curve flat, but Michigan isn't. NPR looks at leadership differences in these states. Kate Wells
Can Love Conquer Travel Bans? Couples Divided By Pandemic Are Rallying To Reunite Couples discuss how travel restrictions have kept them oceans apart for months. While they lobby governments to allow them to see each other, some have had to delay weddings or even miss a childbirth. Joanna Kakissis
2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season With the flu season looming, public health officials urge nearly all Americans over 6 months old to get immunized starting next month. Strategize now to avoid getting the flu while COVID-19 is raging. Fran Kritz
Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home. Ina Jaffe
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19 Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to mitigating the coronavirus in Long Beach, he says. James Doubek
Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita "We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply. Ari Shapiro
'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports. Ian Stewart
WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the world is reliant on "the basics" of disease control. Laurel Wamsley
Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides. Yuki Noguchi
