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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA doctor on treating coronavirus patients

    Samuel Fink, an internal medicine doctor in Tarzana, says he’s worried about coronavirus because he’s seeing young healthy people being hospitalized. He wonders what this could do to the health care system.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 11, 2020 • 49m Listen

    Samuel Fink, an internal medicine doctor in Tarzana, says he’s worried about coronavirus because he’s seeing young healthy people being hospitalized. He wonders what this could do to the health care system. We ask about his experience with coronavirus patients so far.

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    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Can Bernie Sanders regain momentum after winning only North Dakota in March 10 primaries

      Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won only North Dakota in Tuesday’s round of Democratic presidential primaries. He spoke today, “Donald Trump must be defeated. And I will do everything in my power to make that happens (SIC).

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      9 min
    2. 8:38

      LA doctor treating coronavirus patients: Close schools, go to work, don’t panic

      Samuel Fink, an internal medicine doctor in Tarzana, says he’s worried about coronavirus because he’s seeing young healthy people being hospitalized. He wonders what this could do to the health care system. We ask about his experience with coronavirus patients so far.

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      8 min
    3. 16:25

      Universities move classes online to protect against coronavirus, but students are confused

      Universities across the country have canceled classes because of the new coronavirus. In California, Stanford, USC and most of the UCs have moved online.

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      7 min
    4. 23:34

      How the Supreme Court creates inequality in America

      Conservatives were elated in 2018, when the Senate narrowly voted to make Brett Kavanaugh the newest Supreme Court Justice.

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      15 min
    5. 38:12

      Las adelitas: Women who fought in the Mexican Revolution

      Women in Mexico staged huge protests this week. They rallied for more rights on International Women’s Day, and they mounted a nationwide strike the day after. They’re not the first female revolutionaries in Mexico.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      Can Bernie Sanders regain momentum after winning only North Dakota in March 10 primaries

    2. 8:388 min

      LA doctor treating coronavirus patients: Close schools, go to work, don’t panic

    3. 16:257 min

      Universities move classes online to protect against coronavirus, but students are confused

    4. 23:3415 min

      How the Supreme Court creates inequality in America

    5. 38:1212 min

      Las adelitas: Women who fought in the Mexican Revolution

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