Scott Hensley

Scott Hensley appears in the following:

What's Ahead For The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?

Friday, January 22, 2021

As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines unfolds in the U.S., numerous questions around distribution, supply, hesitancy and efficacy persist. Experts from Harvard and the CDC tackle these questions.

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FDA Panel Recommends Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-0 to recommend that the agency authorize Moderna's vaccine for emergency use during the pandemic. There was a single abstention.

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FDA Analysis Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 94% effective and well-tolerated.

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FDA Panel Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Thursday, December 10, 2020

In a 17-4 vote, an expert committee concluded that the scientific evidence supports the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use during the pandemic.

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FDA Analysis Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration finds "no specific safety concerns" that would stand in the way of authorization of the vaccine for emergency use. Effectiveness is 95% after two doses.

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Forum: Race For The COVID-19 Vaccine

Friday, November 20, 2020

Watch an expert panel discussion on the effort to develop and deploy safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 on Friday, Nov. 20, to be live-streamed here at 12 p.m. ET

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Facebook, Twitter Take Action After Trump Falsely Claims Flu Deadlier Than COVID-19

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."

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Staying At Walter Reed Hospital, Trump Has Started Remdesivir Therapy

Friday, October 02, 2020

The president, who tested positive for the coronavirus, "has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably," physician Sean Conley said in a statement.

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FACT CHECK: Trump Says 50,000 Could Die From Flu. So Far, It's Half That

Monday, March 23, 2020

The president says 50,000 could die from the flu. So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, it's 23,000 this season. Regardless, the flu can't really be compared to the coronavirus.

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Federal Reserve Announces Plan To Boost U.S. Economy

Monday, March 23, 2020

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.

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Poll: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Says Pain Often Interferes With Daily Life

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

How do Americans experience and cope with pain that makes everyday life harder? We asked in the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll.

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Poll: Americans Say We're Angrier Than A Generation Ago

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health poll found that 29% of people said they were often angry when checking the news. Another 42% said the news sometimes made them angry.

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When A Trip To The Doctor Leads To A Chat About Antibiotics

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll finds that medical visits for symptoms of infections are common and that many people get an antibiotic under those circumstances. But a talk is in order first.

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Poll: Young People More Likely To Defer Health Care Because Of Cost

Friday, December 07, 2018

A third of people under 35 said cost led them to put off some form of health care, compared with only 8 percent of people 65 and older, a poll by NPR and IBM Watson Health found.

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Tell Us How You Feel About Shots

Friday, November 16, 2018

Please help us make Shots more relevant and useful for you by taking our research survey. You shouldn't need more than 10 or 15 minutes to give us your feedback.

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Poll: Most Americans Know About Opioid Antidote And Are Willing To Use It

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

While a majority of Americans know about naloxone, there is confusion about the fact that in most places a prescription isn't required to obtain the emergency overdose treatment.

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Atul Gawande Named CEO Of Health Venture By Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

A surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Gawande is probably best known for his work writing about how to improve quality and lower costs in health care.

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POLL: Genealogical Curiosity Is A Top Reason For DNA Tests; Privacy A Concern

Friday, June 01, 2018

We asked Americans about genetic testing in the latest NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll. People were generally OK with sharing the information with relatives and doctors, but not employers.

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Aetna CEO To Justice Department: Block Our Deal And We'll Drop Out Of Obamacare

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A July letter from Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to the Justice Department said the company would pull back from health insurance exchanges if the government opposed the company's merger with Humana.

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Poll: Nearly 1 In 4 Americans Reports Having Had A Concussion

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Among the quarter of American adults who have had a concussion, most said they had sought medical treatment, according to the results of a poll conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics.

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