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The children and preteens of the U.S. polio epidemic of the 1940s and '50s are once again in a high-risk group, this time for coronavirus. They recall their experiences and the parallels to today.

HealthWarehouse says requests for hydroxychloroquine surged to 50 times the usual number in March. Its website crashed after Trump mentioned the drug, which is unproven to treat COVID-19.

California's governor has called up the National Guard for a novel mission: manning food banks in Silicon Valley that are feeling the strain during the coronavirus crisis.

The last few days have seen dramatic developments related to the spread of COVID-19. NPR's health policy reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin breaks down the recent updates.

More labs will soon have the ability to test sick people for the novel coronavirus, and experts say they'll finally have more of a sense of how it's spreading through communities in the U.S.

The former president of Italy's soccer federation is accused of groping a colleague. The New York Times and The Guardiansay prosecutors believe the woman, in her 50s, was too old to be intimidated.

It took more than 50 years for Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama to finally get the recognition her male counterparts gained in the 1960s. Now people in...

In Georgia, the Republican candidate for governor, Brian Kemp, is leading. Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not concede until every vote is counted in one of the most contentious races in the U.S.

Maybe it's just because a large number of older people have learned the benefits of exercise and canine companionship. Whatever the reason, walking a dog on a leash has been linked to more fractures.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Emily Siegel of NBC News about her team's investigation on ambassador nominations during the Trump administration.