Apr 5, 2021

An uneven vaccine rollout means an uneven economic recovery

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We’re not all getting out of the pandemic at the same time, and that may leave lasting damage. Also on today's show: A new rule is giving patients access to all their medical records for free.

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IMF warns global growth will be lopsided

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 5, 2021

It may take years for much of the world to match the U.S. and China, where bigger vaccine rollouts have sped up economic recovery.

As some countries recover, interest rates rise, making it harder for the economies of other countries to rebound.

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New rule gives patients access to all of their medical records and notes

by Kimberly Adams

Apr 5, 2021

If not for the pandemic, the ban on information blocking would be the biggest story in health care, a transparency advocate says.

The rule prevents “information blocking” by health care providers, but it may take time for some providers to roll out the changes.

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Pandemic food benefit expands for qualifying children through summer

by Kristin Schwab

Apr 5, 2021

Researchers think this temporary expansion could bring permanent changes to the SNAP program.

For many kids, school is the main way to get any lunch at all.

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My Economy

An epidemiologist reflects on her pandemic child care decision

by Maria Hollenhorst

Apr 5, 2021

“I think I made the best decision I could,” said Whitney Robinson, a professor and public health expert.

When schools and day cares shut down last spring, epidemiologist Whitney Robinson faced a choice.

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Shelf Life

Capitalism's response to school shootings

by John Woodrow Cox

Apr 5, 2021

In his new book, "Children Under Fire," John Woodrow Cox writes about how gun violence affects children and the nearly $3 billion market for school security.

Kindergarten students during a lockdown drill in Hawaii in 2003.

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Desert homes become a hot commodity in California's real estate boom

by Benjamin Gottlieb

Apr 5, 2021

The housing rush is fueled by the pandemic and the desire of people who can work remotely to get out of the city.

An abandoned homestead structure in Wonder Valley. People who migrate from the city to the desert may have to deal with a lack of services, including municipal water.

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Cleva Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers

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Mad (feat. Lil Wayne) Solange, Lil Wayne

Chamakay Blood Orange

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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