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Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (NPR) — Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, who came home from the hospital nearly two years ago. He picks up a… Read More
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Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
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TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (NPR) — On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets – one silver, one white – sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside… Read More
![Infants exposed to opioids in utero often experience symptoms of withdrawal. An infant is being monitored for opioid withdrawal inside a neonatal intensive care unit at the CAMC Women and Children's Hospital in June 2019, in Charleston, W.Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/neonatal-1-1d5cb66d0e7c0ef7de0b2a994d3cef363254e30a-e1574461939953-900x422.jpg)
In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
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The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry lawsuits against the drug industry might overlook these children.