Asma Khalid

Thanks so much. Thanks for having me. The National Institutes of Health recently announced it's investing $300 million to research treatments for long COVID. In total, the agency has directed $1.8 billion towards studying the virus and its after effects, which is associated with extreme fatigue, brain fog and heart problems.

Thanks so much. Thanks for having me. The National Institutes of Health recently announced it's investing $300 million to research treatments for long COVID. In total, the agency has directed $1.8 billion towards studying the virus and its after effects, which is associated with extreme fatigue, brain fog and heart problems.

But many patients are frustrated that researchers haven't come up with a reliable treatment yet. For more on this, I'm joined now by health reporter Sarah Bowden. Good morning, Sarah. Hey, good morning. So, Sarah, $300 million, it sounds like a substantial amount of money. Why are patient groups still not pleased with this?

But many patients are frustrated that researchers haven't come up with a reliable treatment yet. For more on this, I'm joined now by health reporter Sarah Bowden. Good morning, Sarah. Hey, good morning. So, Sarah, $300 million, it sounds like a substantial amount of money. Why are patient groups still not pleased with this?

But many patients are frustrated that researchers haven't come up with a reliable treatment yet. For more on this, I'm joined now by health reporter Sarah Bowden. Good morning, Sarah. Hey, good morning. So, Sarah, $300 million, it sounds like a substantial amount of money. Why are patient groups still not pleased with this?

So how are patients coping in the meantime?

So how are patients coping in the meantime?

So how are patients coping in the meantime?

Thank you. That's health and science journalist Sarah Bowden. She's a member of NPR's KFF Health News Collaboration. Lebanon is a small country chock full of antiquities. Greco-Roman ruins, crusader castles, Ottoman architecture. And some of it was damaged in the war there this fall between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Christmas Day marks one month since a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon.

Thank you. That's health and science journalist Sarah Bowden. She's a member of NPR's KFF Health News Collaboration. Lebanon is a small country chock full of antiquities. Greco-Roman ruins, crusader castles, Ottoman architecture. And some of it was damaged in the war there this fall between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Christmas Day marks one month since a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon.

Thank you. That's health and science journalist Sarah Bowden. She's a member of NPR's KFF Health News Collaboration. Lebanon is a small country chock full of antiquities. Greco-Roman ruins, crusader castles, Ottoman architecture. And some of it was damaged in the war there this fall between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Christmas Day marks one month since a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon.

In addition to the more than 4,000 people who were killed there, according to Lebanon's health ministry, officials are still assessing damage to cultural heritage sites. NPR international correspondent Lauren Frayer recently visited several of those sites, and she joins us now. Good morning, Lauren. Good morning, Asma. So tell us about what you saw at the places you visited.

In addition to the more than 4,000 people who were killed there, according to Lebanon's health ministry, officials are still assessing damage to cultural heritage sites. NPR international correspondent Lauren Frayer recently visited several of those sites, and she joins us now. Good morning, Lauren. Good morning, Asma. So tell us about what you saw at the places you visited.

In addition to the more than 4,000 people who were killed there, according to Lebanon's health ministry, officials are still assessing damage to cultural heritage sites. NPR international correspondent Lauren Frayer recently visited several of those sites, and she joins us now. Good morning, Lauren. Good morning, Asma. So tell us about what you saw at the places you visited.

Did those protections hold?

Did those protections hold?

Did those protections hold?

You know, Lauren, in war, cultural sites are meant to be protected by all parties in a conflict. So what is the extent of the damage here you're seeing?

You know, Lauren, in war, cultural sites are meant to be protected by all parties in a conflict. So what is the extent of the damage here you're seeing?

You know, Lauren, in war, cultural sites are meant to be protected by all parties in a conflict. So what is the extent of the damage here you're seeing?