Rae Ellen Bichell
Rae Ellen Bichell is a reporter for NPR's Science Desk. She first came to NPR in 2013 as a Kroc fellow and has since reported Web and radio stories on biomedical research, global health, and basic science. She won a 2016 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award from the Foundation for Biomedical Research. After graduating from Yale University, she spent two years in Helsinki, Finland, as a freelance reporter and Fulbright grantee.
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The CDC sent in a team to investigate a delta variant hotspot in Mesa County, Colo. That didn't stop tens of thousands of people from flocking to the state's largest country music festival. -
A college student never learned the cause of intense pain that drove her to an ER, but her bill totaled $18,735.93. She and her mom, a nurse practitioner, were outraged after dissecting the charges.
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Polls show Americans are increasingly interested in getting vaccinated against covid-19, but such surveys are largely national, leaving a big question:...
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Support for this story, reported in early 2020, came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization that partners with...
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Some of the first people to get vaccines — many of whom are in nursing homes — are seeing their lives get closer to the lives they led pre-pandemic. They say initial steps to normalcy feel great.
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Two Colorado counties are feuding as one has lax virus prevention rules which the other says are a problem because it has the hospitals that serve both populations.
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Listen to the full show here."An Atmosphere Of Doubt:" Continued Calls For An Inquest Into Andy Antelope's DeathIt's been a year since a Riverton Police…
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A regional public health department had been going strong since the 1960s. Then, the pandemic hit. Now, it's on the brink of divorce.
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Winter is coming, and that means outdoor socializing is about to get harder. Health officials in other countries have endorsed something called a “social bubble,” also known as a “pandemic pod,” or “quaranteam.” An epidemiologist shares some tips on how to start one.
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Antigen testing is starting to become a more common way to test for COVID-19. It looks for the virus’ surface coating, rather than pieces of its genetic material. It’s faster and easier to administer than other tests. Public health experts say it’s important to collect all results — positive and negative — to understand the scale of each state’s outbreak.
