Health

News coverage and resources related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The White House has announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

Wednesday marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. And, now we’re mourning yet another mass shooting in a Texas school. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma.

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting the worst may be over. But the unpredictability of this year’s outbreak has caused a lot of mental strain for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry.

If the Supreme Court follows through on overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion likely will be banned or greatly restricted in about half the U.S. states. But experts and advocates fear repercussions could reach even further, affecting care for women who miscarry, couples seeking fertility treatments and access to some forms of contraception.

More than four hundred mental health workers at three Twin Cities hospitals will begin a 24 hour strike to protest dangerous working conditions and low wages. Kellie Benson is a senior mental health coordinator at Allina Abbott Northwestern hospital. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more.

Sarah Souder Johnson is the co-founder and host of the Dissonance Sessions and a mental health therapist. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about her work.

Pfizer plans to submit the new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. The number was once unthinkable. Now it's a pedestrian reality in the United States.