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Konitz, who died April 15, had one of the longest careers in jazz. He was an intuitive soloist, with a mercurial tone, a quick mind and lifelong commitment to improvisation.

Instead of a lemonade stand, a six-year-old boy in British Columbia opened a joke stand at the end of his driveway. Here's a sample: What is red, white and blue? A sad candy cane.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, about how his agency is ensuring that the country has enough high-quality coronavirus tests.

Dr. Helen Boucher, chief of the infectious diseases department at Tufts University Medical Center, talks about newly identified COVID-19 symptoms and takes listener questions.

COVID-19 appears to thicken the blood of many patients, making them vulnerable to clots that can damage the lungs, kidneys and brain.

The Covidom app allows thousands of patients with non-critical cases of COVID-19 to ride the virus out at home. They answer questions on a range of health indicators and doctors follow up by phone.

Early in the pandemic outbreak, a nurse at a New Orleans-area hospital witnessed the surge — “an explosion of cases” that seemed to overwhelm the...

The pandemic provides an opportunity for Taiwan to raise its international profile. But that is unlikely to go over well in Beijing, which is facing pressures for its own handling of the virus.

In the third episode of Play It Forward, Ari Shapiro interviews Robin Dann of the Canadian band, Bernice. She talks about redefining success and how the freedom of jazz informs her music.

The Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was forced to move more than 80 residents when staff failed to report to work for two consecutive days.