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  • Raquel Heres gets a COVID-19 rapid test to be able to travel overseas, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. Federal health officials say Florida has reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted mandatory mask mandates and vaccine. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
    COVID-19 Morning Report 08/04/2021
    Hospitalization rates in Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic broke another record, Tuesday, for the third consecutive day, reaching 11,515 patients. Sarasota Memorial Hospital also reported another record high number of COVID-19 patients, Tuesday, and other hospital systems throughout Southwest Florida also continue to report increases.In defiance of guidance from the CDC and public health experts in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis continues to oppose requiring mask wearing in schools as the start of a new school year is just weeks away.Fully vaccinated students and staff in the Sarasota County School District will not be required to quarantine if they're exposed to COVID-19. The school board confirmed that policy change, Tuesday, for the coming school year. However, anyone showing symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to quarantine.A new investigative report from the Orlando Sentinel finds that the death rate for people with COVID-19 at Florida correctional facilities is more than 1.5 times that of the general public. WLRN’s radio program “Sundial,” recently took a closer look at the report.
  • A mobile home and a truck trailer sit near a creek Sunday after they were washed away by flood waters the day before in McEwen, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away.
    22 Dead, Many Missing After 17 Inches Of Rain In Tennessee
    Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.
  • A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Springfield, Mo., in June. Vaccination rates in southern Missouri are low, a factor officials say is helping drive what's now the nation's largest outbreak.
    COVID Cases In Parts Of Missouri And Arkansas Surge To Levels Not Seen Since Winter
    The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant.
  • Scheduling time on the calendar for a workout and setting small, achievable goals are just a couple of ways we can focus on rebuilding healthy habits.
    Americans are stuck in unhealthy pandemic habits. Here's how to reboot
    After two years of pandemic life, people have learned to cope in ways that have become stubborn, unhealthy habits. But there are positive steps we can take to reset a healthy lifestyle.
  • Staff volunteers queue to receive a fourth dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel on December 27, 2021, as the hospital conducted a trial of a fourth jab of the vaccine.
    Who might benefit from a 4th shot — and who might not
    Some countries are moving ahead with plans to offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But studies are raising questions about the potential advantages of this extra booster.
  • Treatments like monoclonal antibody infusions and antiviral pills can prevent a case of COVID from becoming life-threatening. But many of the available drugs are not being utilized.
    Lifesaving COVID drugs are sitting unused on pharmacy shelves, HHS data shows
    States and health providers report they've dispensed less than half their supply from the government, raising fears that the drugs may go to waste while people who could benefit get sicker.
  • Comedian Roy Wood Jr. is the latest <em>Daily Show</em> correspondent to host the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C.
    Roy Wood Jr. wants laughs from White House Correspondents' speech — and reparations
    Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. He spoke with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about his approach and what he wants to accomplish.
  • Dr. Robert Wachter writes that computers have crowded out eye contact between the doctor and patient, in his latest book, <em>The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age.</em>
    Digital Tools For Health Come With 'Hope, Hype And Harm'
    Medicine's move into the computer age has great potential for improving care. But patients and doctors still face serious challenges in adapting to the rush of new technology.
  • Children play around trees downed by Cyclone Idai at the Guara Guara resettlement site in Mozambique, where thousands of people are still living more than nine months after the storm.
    Mozambique Is Racing To Adapt To Climate Change. The Weather Is Winning
    Two major cyclones and a prolonged drought in 2019 are a reminder that Mozambique's residents are on the front lines of climate change. And they do not have all the resources they need.
  • Chants of 'intifada' ring out from pro-Palestinian protests. But what's it mean?
    Chants calling for "intifada" have been a prominent feature of pro-Palestinian student protests. It's a charged word whose use is perceived differently by people with opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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