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A pharmacist brings the HVTN 702 vaccine to a clinic to administer to participants in a trial in South Africa. The hope was that the vaccine would prevent HIV.

A $100 Million HIV Vaccine Project Failed. But All Hope Is Not Lost

The scientists believed that the HVTN-702 vaccine would protect people from infection. But the trial was halted this year. Here's why — and what comes next.

White flags planted by volunteers visualize lives lost in the U.S. to COVID-19 as part of an installation by artist Suzanne Firstenberg in Washington, D.C. The death toll has now reached 300,000.

How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost?

Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.

‘I Lost My Brother to COVID in San Quentin’ + Trading in Desks for Tree Stumps

Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. ‘He Left His Legacy’: Losing a Brother to COVID in San Quentin California has reached a grim milestone: more than 60,000 deaths from COVID. So many of the people we’ve lost were essential workers or elders from vulnerable communities. We’ve … Continue reading ‘I Lost My Brother to COVID in San Quentin’ + Trading in Desks for Tree Stumps →

A house being rebuilt in Sonoma County where the Tubbs fire burned last year. The Tubbs fire was the most destructive fire in California history, destroying more than 5,000 structures.

Getting Back What You Lost — Rebuilding In A Wildfire Zone

In northern California, homes are being rebuilt in the same area that burned to the ground in last year's Tubbs Fire. Despite the risk, a severe housing shortage in the area is forcing tough choices.

How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants

The treatments were highly popular earlier in the pandemic. One by one, they got knocked out by more convenient, less expensive treatment options, and new COVID variants.

Butte County Supervisor Who Lost His Home ‘Hopeful’ Paradise Will Rebuild

As the Camp Fire swept through Paradise, tens of thousands fled. Among them was Supervisor Doug Teeter. He watched the home his grandfather built become engulfed in flames as he barely made it out with his life.

Jake Thacker in Portland Ore. had about $70,000 worth of investments in his account on FTX. He may have lost it all.

FTX investors fear they lost everything, and wonder if there's anything they can do

More than one million people may have lost their money in the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency trading firm. Some had big chunks of their life savings disappear into a black hole.

Bells at Washington National Cathedral toll for U.S. lives lost to COVID-19

COVID-19 has killed 700,000 Americans and counting. To mark the solemn occasion, bells tolled at the Washington National Cathedral to honor those who have died.

Monday Mix: Slow Corpse, Julien Baker, Lost Horizons featuring Ural Thomas

Begin your week with three new songs hand-picked for your playlist: Ashland band Slow Corpse, Portland soul singer Ural Thomas and the gifted songwriter Julien Baker.

Liz McLemore spent weeks trying to enroll in a health plan after being laid off and losing her job-based coverage. "You just got to fight through," she says.

She Lost Her Job And Health Insurance And Had To Fight To Get A New Plan

Like millions of others, Liz McLemore always got her health insurance coverage through her job. In April, she suddenly had to figure out how to find coverage in the middle of a pandemic.

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