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Condados más ricos del país, abrumados por el aumento del hambre infantil

By Laura Ungar March 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los incrementos más pronunciados se registran en algunos de los condados más adinerados, donde la riqueza general oscurece las frágiles finanzas de los trabajadores con salarios bajos.

‘No Mercy’ Chapter 6: Trickle-Down Heartache Reaches the Next Generation in a Rural Town With No Hospital

By Sarah Jane Tribble November 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Meet Josh. He’s a teenager in Fort Scott, Kansas, who dropped out of high school around the same time the town’s hospital closed. He says those two things are related.

Older COVID Patients Battle ‘Brain Fog,’ Weakness and Emotional Turmoil

By Judith Graham October 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium. Doctors recommend physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and cognitive rehabilitation.

Beyond The Glam: Feeding The Coachella Valley’s Most Vulnerable Residents

By Heidi de Marco May 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Poverty is real in the Coachella Valley, a region known for its glitzy resorts and music festival. During the COVID crisis, the California National Guard and California Conservation Corps are helping an area food bank distribute food to older residents and those with disabilities.

A Fair to Remember: County Fairs Weigh Risk of Outbreak Against Financial Ruin

By Justin Franz September 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The threat of COVID-19 forced many county fairs to cancel this year. But some rural communities that depend on the annual economic and cultural boost decided to go ahead despite a pattern of outbreaks.

Wildfires’ Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After the Smoke Clears

By Katheryn Houghton September 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As fires burn longer and closer to cities throughout the West, researchers are trying to understand the lasting health impacts by studying a Montana town previously smothered by wildfire smoke.

Montana Rodeo Goes On, Bucking Fears on Fort Peck Reservation

By Katheryn Houghton July 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes initially opposed the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede this year, worrying about hundreds of people coming to their reservation for the rodeo amid coronavirus concerns. But the annual event was on private land and went ahead, highlighting the reopening tensions between resuming normal economic activities and protecting the vulnerable.

As Californians Get Older and Less Mobile, Fires Get Hotter and Faster

By Rachel Scheier October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Retirement areas are increasingly being built in the idyllic wooded fringe of towns and cities. Being close to nature also means being in the path of wildfires.

NYC Hospital Workers, Knowing How Bad It Can Get, Brace for COVID 2nd Wave

By Fred Mogul, WNYC December 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are in better shape now than in the spring, with more knowledge of how to handle COVID-19 and bigger stockpiles of protective equipment. Still, nurses worry about staffing shortages and unfilled jobs.

Bingeing on Doom: Expert on the ‘Black Death’ Attracts Cult Following

By JoNel Aleccia July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A 2016 series on the 14th-century plague became must-see TV during spring’s COVID-19 outbreak — and flooded Purdue medievalist Dorsey Armstrong with questions about parallels between that pandemic and the current crisis.

Making Money Off Masks, COVID-Spawned Chain Store Aims to Become Obsolete

By Markian Hawryluk October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A new chain of stores is spreading in malls across America, just like the disease that is giving it business. COVID-19 Essentials is selling masks and all the gear needed to stay safe — and the owner can’t wait to go out of business.

Tarea del día: deletrear y ponerse los anteojos

By Heidi de Marco February 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Al menos el 20% de los niños en edad escolar en los Estados Unidos tienen problemas de visión. Pero según los CDC, menos del 15% tiene un examen de la vista antes de empezar el jardín.

Búsqueda de un suero antiofídico también podría conducir a un tratamiento para COVID

By Jim Robbins November 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El varespladib, un medicamento contra la mordedura de serpientes, tiene un efecto positivo en el síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda asociado con COVID-19.

Aunque preferiría cerrar, la cadena de tiendas COVID-19 Essentials se expande

By Markian Hawryluk October 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las máscaras han evolucionado de ser un producto utilitario a una forma de expresar la personalidad, las inclinaciones políticas o el fanatismo deportivo.

Inside the Race to Build a Better $500 Emergency Ventilator

By Erin Schulte August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Inspired to help during the COVID pandemic, a volunteer SWAT team of engineering and medical talent combines old-fashioned problem-solving and advanced 3D printing — but will it actually help?

Retiree-Rich Palm Beach County Leads Florida In COVID-19 Deaths

By Phil Galewitz April 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The coronavirus death toll in Palm Beach County — home to President Donald Trump’s palatial home and club, Mar-a-Lago ― is the highest in Florida, where the large senior population is at risk.

Newsom Likes To ‘Go Big’ But Doesn’t Always Deliver

By Angela Hart June 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The COVID-19 pandemic is showcasing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s leadership style to a national audience. The first-term Democrat doesn’t shy away from making splashy announcements and lofty promises, but his plans often lack detail and, in some cases, follow-through.

Trabajadores agrícolas en alto riesgo de contraer coronavirus y sin protección federal

By Victoria Knight August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Viven hacinados, durmiendo en literas y compartiendo baños y cocinas. Y aunque son trabajadores esenciales, suelen no tener seguro médico o licencia paga por enfermedad.

How Intrepid Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In

By JoNel Aleccia March 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Drs. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger fast-tracked a test for the deadly new coronavirus weeks before it began spreading in the U.S. Their work has been key to detecting community transmission and ramping up the nation’s testing capacity.

Now On The Menu At Closed Schools: Drive-Thru Lunches

By Anna Almendrala March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As schools shutter to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, many districts are still offering free meals to their most vulnerable students. In two Southern California districts, families roll through school lunch drive-thrus to grab hot meals.

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