Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Weighs In On The Election, COVID-19 Spike What's on voters' minds in Wisconsin as COVID-19 cases surge in the state? NPR's Noel King talks to dairy farmer Rick Roden of West Bend, who says he's more concerned about his farm than the pandemic.
Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread. Rob Stein
Study: Air Pollution Contributes To 500,000 Newborn Deaths A Year The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging. Michaeleen Doucleff
Cities On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border Strain Under Coronavirus Surge NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Angela Kocherga, news director at KTEP radio station, about the coronavirus surge along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Summer Peak And Are Climbing Higher Fast The country has blown past records set in July and entered uncharted territory. Experts can't predict how high the new peak will go. Here's what's driving the surge. Will Stone
Research Indicates Postpartum Depression Can Last For 3 Years About one in seven women become depressed shortly after they give birth. A new study finds that depression can linger for three years after childbirth, and in some cases get worse over time. Rhitu Chatterjee
If The ACA Falls, Protecting Preexisting Conditions Could Be Harder Than It Sounds Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky. Selena Simmons-Duffin
You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy There's a curfew in Paris, and Londoners aren't allowed to invite neighbors to dinner. People are already exhausted of social distancing, but some places are introducing even more draconian measures. Pallavi Gogoi
Colleges Turn To Wastewater Testing In An Effort To Flush Out The Coronavirus Wastewater offers an ideal testing opportunity for colleges: People often poop where they live; colleges know who lives in each dorm; and testing wastewater is a cheaper way to monitor virus spread. Elissa Nadworny
Can Airport COVID-19 Testing Encourage More People To Fly? Desperate to try to fill planes again, airlines are rushing to implement on the spot, rapid-response pre-flight Covid-19 testing for passengers. Will it work, and what are the stumbling blocks? David Schaper