Elena Renken
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Elena Renken
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Saturday
When you listen to a story, your brain waves actually start to synchronize with those of the storyteller. And reading a narrative activates brain regions involved in deciphering or imagining a person's motives and perspective, research has found. aywan88/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Peace Corps volunteers being evacuated from Zambia wait on the bus at 4 a.m. on March 19 before a 15-hour drive as an early leg of their long journey home. Adam Greenberg hide caption
Thursday
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been a fixture at most of the president's daily coronavirus task force press briefings. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Prepare For Outbreaks Like New York's In Other States, Warns Anthony Fauci
Monday
A metro transit authority cleaning staff member disinfects the 86th St. Q train station in New York City. Yana Paskova/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health. Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Carl Goldman says he was excited to visit new places on the Diamond Princess cruise through Southeast Asia. Jeri Seratti-Goldman hide caption
Saturday
On Feb. 4, beds were installed in the Wuhan Keting Exhibition Center. With 2,000 beds planned, the center will accommodate patients with mild cases of COVID-19. Stringer for NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Research finds that more than 20% of patients got hit with surprise bills after elective surgeries, most often coming from either anesthesiologists or surgical assistants. FangXiaNuo/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Chunlin Leonhard, is under quarantine at the Travis Air Force Base. She and others under quarantine are housed on base and where they receive delivered meals three times a day. Chunlin Leonhard hide caption
Monday
Sure, you can shoot your doctor an email, or hit the urgent care clinic when you have a sore throat. But those convenient alternatives may be less likely than regular visits to a primary provider to catch symptoms that ebb and flow, yet might signal a larger health problem. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Thursday
The Institut Pasteur lab in Paris analyzes patient tests for respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
People wear face masks as they wait at Hankou Railway Station earlier this week in Wuhan, China. Experts say there is little evidence that masks prevent infection. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A new report finds that good co-worker relationships are linked to decreased loneliness. Estelle Johnson/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption