Chasing Life

Dr. Craig Spencer's Long Haul

30 Oct 2020

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Almost exactly six years ago, Dr. Craig Spencer was getting out of the hospital after being treated for Ebola. But his recovery didn’t end there. He...

The Coronavirus Campaign

29 Oct 2020

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With Election Day less than a week away, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with CNN Political Director David Chalian about t...

Talking Turkey

28 Oct 2020

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner but Coronavirus cases are surging in some states. Should you bring the family together, keep the celebratio...

Back at the Ball Game

27 Oct 2020

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The World Series is on and fans are in the stands. Watching professional sports, in person, during a pandemic, looks and sounds a lot different. CNN...

Halloween Isn't Canceled!

26 Oct 2020

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This Halloween, don’t let the coronavirus scare you away from having fun. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to epidemiologist D...

A Dilemma on a Dark Road in Georgia

23 Oct 2020

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CNN Senior Writer Thomas Lake tells the story of a dilemma he faced on a dark road in rural Georgia one night — and his fear that his wife and chi...

Avoiding the Virus and the Doctor

22 Oct 2020

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Earlier this spring, doctors around the country began to worry that fear of Covid-19 was keeping their patients away. Now, we’re starting to see ...

The Mixed Messages on Masks

21 Oct 2020

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Confusion about mask wearing is rampant. The messaging from scientists about the importance of masks is being distorted by noise and conflicting appro...

Europe’s Second Wave

20 Oct 2020

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Curfews and closures are spreading in Europe in response to a second wave of the coronavirus. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks a...

Fact Checking Immunity, Travel & Masks

19 Oct 2020

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How long does our Covid-19 immunity last? Can we still get Covid-19 if we wear a mask? Did travel bans actually save lives? Today, CNN’s Chief ...

Basketball Practice With A Mask On

16 Oct 2020

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Top-ranked women’s college basketball player Rhyne Howard is facing a season like no other. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks t...

Uncomfortably Numb

15 Oct 2020

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Around the world, more than a million people have now died from the coronavirus. Rationally, we know this is devastating, but emotionally, why can we ...

The Secretive and Essential Work to Find a Vaccine

14 Oct 2020

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The race is on for a Covid-19 vaccine, but behind the scenes there’s a secretive group that has the power to stop a vaccine trial in its tracks....

How Climate Change Affects Covid-19

13 Oct 2020

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Can climate change make pandemics worse? CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir talks to Alexander More, Assistant Research Professor at t...

Former CDC Directors Speak Out

12 Oct 2020

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CNN’s most recent Global Town Hall featured a conversation with five former CDC directors about how the U.S. is handling this pandemic. Check out t...

What a Grocery Manager Won’t Say to Anti-Maskers

09 Oct 2020

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Enforcing Montana’s statewide mask mandate is part of supermarket manager John Steenwyk’s job. It puts him in the crosshairs of anti-maskers, and ...

Taking Attendance in a Virtual School Year

08 Oct 2020

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With the school year underway and so many kids learning remotely, how are schools getting students to show up for class? CNN Correspondent Evan McMorr...

Super Spreading at the White House

07 Oct 2020

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Since the September 26th ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden, at least 15 people have tested positive for Covid-19, leading some to declare ...

The First Patient

06 Oct 2020

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Going all the way back to George Washington, many American presidents have faced serious health issues while in office. But their administrations have...

Trump Joins Coronavirus-Positive World Leaders

05 Oct 2020

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Last week the world learned that President Donald Trump had tested positive for Covid-19, joining the list of coronavirus infections with global imp...

The President Tests Positive

02 Oct 2020

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Overnight, we learned President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19. The diagnosis amounts to the most serious know...

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott Makes a Play

01 Oct 2020

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Soon after the Big 10 conference decided it would play an abbreviated football season, Pac-12 followed suit and announced it would have one, too. CNN ...

The Big Ten's Big Decision

30 Sep 2020

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Two months ago, it looked like some of the best college football programs in the country wouldn’t see competition this year. But recently the Big Te...

Get a Flu Shot!

29 Sep 2020

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Flu season is around the corner, and this year it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot so we can try to avoid a “double-whammy” healt...

When Wildfire Season Collides with the Pandemic

28 Sep 2020

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For the American West, this has been one of the worst wildfire seasons in history. On top of working to contain the fires, government leaders and emer...

A Tragic Milestone

25 Sep 2020

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Over 200,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. One model predicts that the number will nearly double by January 1 if people don’t change their beha...

Inside WHO’s Battle Against the Pandemic

24 Sep 2020

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In a normal year, a job at the World Health Organization is already challenging. Now, it’s front and center in the global battle against Covid-19 wh...

Checking in with Dr. Anthony Fauci

23 Sep 2020

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The US just reached a grim milestone: 200,000 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. As part of the Citizen by CNN conference, CNN’s Chief Med...

Safe Voting 101

22 Sep 2020

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We’re six weeks away from Election Day, and voting may look very different this year. As the coronavirus continues to spread across the nation, ...

Safety Questions for Reopening

21 Sep 2020

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As some states move forward with reopening, many people are still uncertain about the safest way to eat out at a restaurant, go to the movies, or hit...

Mental Health and Coping During Covid

18 Sep 2020

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A recent CDC study suggests more people are experiencing suicidal thoughts since the pandemic hit. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupt...

3M CEO Mike Roman

17 Sep 2020

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Until six months ago, some of 3M’s best-known products were Post-It Notes and Scotch Tape. Now, the company has gained global attention for being th...

We’re in a She-cession

16 Sep 2020

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The economic recession caused by Covid-19 has disproportionately affected women, especially women of color. CNN Senior Global Affairs Analyst Bianna ...

Isolation and the Brain

15 Sep 2020

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Social isolation during the pandemic can have surprising effects on the brain. Research suggests our social skills may be suffering. CNN’s Chi...

Safety vs Speed in the Race for a Vaccine

14 Sep 2020

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The President is pushing for a Covid-19 vaccine before the election, but is that realistic? Or safe? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta ...

The Pandemic Will Be Televised

11 Sep 2020

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The entertainment industry is adapting in all kinds of ways during the pandemic, from mannequins on set to robotic cameras. CNN senior writer L...

The Swedish Strategy

10 Sep 2020

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In the early days of the pandemic, Sweden made the decision not to mandate a lockdown and did not require citizens to wear masks. Some have wondere...

A Conversation With a Covid-19 Vaccine Scientist

09 Sep 2020

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What does it feel like working on something that could save the world? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Hanneke Schuitema...

Obituaries in the Age of the Coronavirus

08 Sep 2020

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Each person who has died from the coronavirus had a story. When social distancing makes in-person services and memorials a challenge, obituaries can o...

A Frontline Worker at the Breaking Point

04 Sep 2020

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Healthcare worker Parsia Jahanbani’s job might be killing him. Some of his patients are rude to him. He’s working longer and harder, while the...

Nursing Home Heroes

03 Sep 2020

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Doctors Without Borders has built a reputation parachuting into war zones and natural disasters. Now they are bringing their expertise to American nur...

The Last Time Schools Opened in a Pandemic

02 Sep 2020

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Around this time 102 years ago, the U.S. was in a similar position as it is today. We've been here before, so why is history repeating itself? CNN C...

Covid on Campus

01 Sep 2020

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What’s it like going to college during a pandemic? CNN Senior Global Affairs Analyst Bianna Golodryga talks to a Tulane University freshman about li...

Leading through a Pandemic

31 Aug 2020

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Northwell Health in New York has treated more Covid-19 patients than any other hospital system in the country. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr....

Testing 1, 2, 3

28 Aug 2020

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Six months into this pandemic, the United States has not yet scaled up testing enough to help control the coronavirus. CNN Chief Medical Corresponde...

A Fall Without Tailgates

27 Aug 2020

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The start of the college football season is just around the corner, but only a few teams will be lining up on the gridiron. The NCAA has cancelled its...

Vaccine Trials and Tribulations

26 Aug 2020

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The first U.S. vaccine trial is underway, and it’s missing something important - Black and Latino volunteers. Dr. Elmer Huerta, the host of CNN’s ...

Addressing Vaccine Skepticism

25 Aug 2020

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An alarming number of Americans hold negative views about vaccination. So if and when we get a Covid-19 vaccine, will people sign up to receive it? CN...

The State of Contact Tracing

24 Aug 2020

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Public health experts estimate the United States needs 100,000 to 300,000 contact tracers for Covid-19. But we're still far from that number. CNN’s ...

Covid-19 and the Brain

21 Aug 2020

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From brain fog to the loss of smell to strokes, we’ve been hearing a lot about the neurological symptoms of Covid-19. CNN’s Chief Medical Corres...

Pandemic Pregnancy Answers

20 Aug 2020

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Today we’re answering your questions about the risks of coronavirus during pregnancy. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks wit...

Open the Window: Talking about Airborne Transmission

19 Aug 2020

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Can the novel coronavirus be spread through the air? And if so, what can we do to make sure the air inside our homes and buildings is as clean as poss...

The Long Haulers

18 Aug 2020

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Shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and memory loss. Some Covid-19 survivors continue to struggle with symptoms long after they’ve recovered f...

Why I'm Not Sending My Kids Back to School

17 Aug 2020

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CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets personal about why his family made the difficult decision not to send his three children back to...

Inside the NBA Bubble with Coach Popovich

14 Aug 2020

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Last month, the NBA resumed its season from within a “bubble” facility in Orlando, where players are isolated and tested regularly. And so far,...

‘On the Edge of the Abyss’: Covid-19 in Beirut

13 Aug 2020

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On the morning of the deadly explosion that tore through the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the city’s main public hospital was already approaching f...

Tyler Perry's Camp Quarantine

12 Aug 2020

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When the pandemic brought most of Hollywood to a standstill, Tyler Perry figured out a way to get his production studio up and running again. He set u...

Childhood, Interrupted

11 Aug 2020

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In a moving audio essay, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta opens up about his thoughts and fears for his children as they grow u...

Reality Check with Dr. Anthony Fauci

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, hasn’t been appearing at White House briefings as much lat...

Class in a Church Graveyard

07 Aug 2020

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School life in Denmark during a pandemic looks a little different. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks to Susanne Gargiulo, a ...

Digital Divide: Making the Connection in Schools

06 Aug 2020

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About 17% of all students in the U.S. do not have the technology or internet access they need to log into school at home. Now that many schools will b...

"This Is A War": Reopening Colleges

05 Aug 2020

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The logistics of reopening colleges during a pandemic are incredibly complicated. Can it be done safely? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gu...

A Tale of Two Teachers

04 Aug 2020

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Across the country school districts are deciding whether to start the new school year in person. For many teachers, this uncertainty has left them anx...

“Year of Flexibility”: The Great Education Experiment

03 Aug 2020

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How does one of the largest school districts in the country plan for 200,000 K-12 students to start the year, virtually? CNN’s Bianna Golodryga spea...

Back to School Jitters

31 Jul 2020

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We’re kicking off a week of episodes dedicated to how kids, teachers and parents are grappling with back to school safety. What are the best solutio...

Inside the World’s Longest Lockdown

30 Jul 2020

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The Philippine capital Manila currently holds the record for the world’s longest and strictest lockdown. During that time, tens of thousands of peop...

Hopeful News About Antibodies

29 Jul 2020

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Throughout the pandemic there’s been a big question: Will recovering from the virus or being treated by an effective vaccine provide lasting immunit...

Ask Me Anything

28 Jul 2020

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In today's episode, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers important new questions from listeners. From vaccines and testing delays ...

Kickoff: Football's Big Test

27 Jul 2020

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This year’s NFL season is scheduled to start on September 10, but players are headed to training camps starting this week. The league and its player...

‘The Perfect Storm’: Covid-19 and the Latino Population

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

More likely to be essential workers and less likely to have insurance, the country’s Latino population has been disproportionately affected by the...

The Child Care Centers That Never Closed

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the pandemic hit, most schools and child care centers in the country closed.  But a few places throughout the country stayed open. Eve...

Realist or Alarmist? Q&A with Dr. Fauci

22 Jul 2020

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As coronavirus cases in the United States near four million, CNN checks in with the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. CNN an...

Demystifying the Vaccine

21 Jul 2020

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A recent vaccine trial from Oxford University shows promising preliminary results, suggesting the vaccine can produce immune responses that may prot...

Mixed Messages

20 Jul 2020

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CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Dr. James Curran, dean of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, about setbac...

Are the Kids All Right?

17 Jul 2020

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As the start of the school year fast approaches, there is more confusion about whether it will be safe to return to the classroom. Many teachers and f...

The View from Africa

16 Jul 2020

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Many experts braced for the worst and predicted a Covid-19 crisis in Africa. But while numbers have climbed up in some countries like South Africa, th...

Behind the N95 Mask

15 Jul 2020

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Peter Tsai isn’t exactly a household name, but his invention is. In 1995 he patented the fabric used to make N95 masks, which are one of the ...

Trouble in the Sunshine State

14 Jul 2020

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Over the weekend, Florida set a record for the most coronavirus cases reported in a single day. CNN correspondent Rosa Flores has been reporting from ...

Clearing Up Some Covid Confusion

13 Jul 2020

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How long is a Covid-19 test accurate for? Is it safe for visitors to see your newborn? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers these ...

Delta CEO Ed Bastian on the Future of Flying

10 Jul 2020

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The airline industry has been hit hard by the pandemic. Potential flyers have serious questions about whether airlines are doing enough to prote...

Immune System 101

09 Jul 2020

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CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta hands things over to immunologist and CNN contributor Erin Bromage to talk about how our bodies r...

Classroom Chaos

08 Jul 2020

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How do we safely reopen schools in the middle of a pandemic? CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta turns to CNN’s Bianna Golodryga and ...

Protect Yourself Against Contact Tracing Scams

07 Jul 2020

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Contact tracing is an essential part of the public health effort to slow the spread of the virus. But it has also become a new opportunity for scammer...

Dr. Elmer Huerta on Coronavirus in Latin America

06 Jul 2020

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Several of the top 10 countries with the highest coronavirus fatality rates are in Latin America. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta ...

Happy Birthday, America. Get Well Soon.

03 Jul 2020

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This Fourth of July isn’t just a day of celebration - it’s a test of our discipline to slow the spread of Coronavirus. CNN Chief Medical Correspon...

This Is Going to Be a House on Fire for a Long Time

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’re really just at the beginning of this pandemic. Until there’s a vaccine, we could be living with this virus for a long time. How did we lose ...

Anxiety and Depression on the Rise

01 Jul 2020

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The pandemic is taxing everyone’s mental health. But not all people are impacted equally. According to the CDC, young people and people of color are...

Bill Gates on the Search for a Vaccine

30 Jun 2020

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is contributing hundreds of millions of dollars toward Covid-19 vaccine trials. In this episode, Bill Gates sits...

Learning from the AIDS Epidemic

29 Jun 2020

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As Pride Month comes to a close, we reflect on 40 years ago when the world lived through another epidemic that suffered from misinformation and govern...

Bob Costas on the Future of Sports

26 Jun 2020

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The pandemic forced nearly every sports league in the world to cancel or postpone games. But now, athletes are considering a return to the game. CNN’...

When Can I See My Grandkids?

25 Jun 2020

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One of the top concerns we hear from listeners is whether it is safe for grandparents to visit their grandchildren in person. CNN’s Chief Medical Co...

Lessons from South Korea

24 Jun 2020

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South Korea has been widely praised as a Covid-19 success story. How did they do it? CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to CNN...

Work-From-Home Burnout

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The ability to work from home is a privilege for many but it also comes with unique stressors. While working remotely decreases your exposure to...

The U.S. Wasn’t Prepared for COVID-19

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are over four months into the Covid-19 pandemic and the U.S. still doesn't have the testing capabilities, contact tracing, or political buy-i...

The First Wave Is Not Over

19 Jun 2020

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President Trump and Vice President Pence made comments this week suggesting panic about an increase in infections is overblown. But in nearly half the...

Super Spreaders

18 Jun 2020

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Some people are responsible for spreading the virus more than others. These people have been called "super spreaders," but are they really different ...

“It’s a Little Bit Like Living on Mars”: Inside a Covid-19 ICU

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It sometimes seems like country’s attention is shifting away from Covid-19's devastating death toll, which is projected to reach 200,000 by October,...

Asymptomatic Infection: Clearing up Confusion

16 Jun 2020

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Last week, an official at the World Health Organization said asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus appears to be rare. They’ve since clarifi...

Covid-19 in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

15 Jun 2020

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It’s World Refugee Day on June 20, a time to commemorate the most vulnerable populations around the world. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. S...

Quarantine Fatigue

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For many of us, it's been months since we started sheltering-in-place. And it's exhausting. Now, as states begin to reopen and social distancing rules...