Latest KFF Health News Stories
News is from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Arkansas.
Global Updates: New Zealand Goes 100 Days Without A Local Transmission
Media outlets report on news from Australia, England, Italy, Spain, Brazil and North Korea, as well.
Different Takes: COVID Is Here To Stay, So Get Children Back In Classrooms
Editorial pages focus on ways to safely return children to classrooms and health care topics, as well.
California’s Public Health Chief Quits As State Struggles With Data Glitch
State officials are coping with a backlog of lab reports that could cause a spike in new cases. Also: Some advocates want more California inmates freed from prison — even those doing time for murder.
Dying Without Care: Opioid Deaths Expected To Surge
Centers offering treatment for opioid dependency struggle during the pandemic. Public health news is on septicemic plague, dangerous heat waves and more.
Mississippi Moves Jury Trials To Auditorium; Michigan Extends Emergency
Media outlets report on news from Mississippi, Michigan, Montana and Texas.
College Football In Disarray As Some Universities Say Yes, Others Say No
Leaders from the “Power Five” conferences met this weekend following the Mid-American Conference’s announcement it wouldn’t play any sports this fall.
Residents Alarmed That South Dakota Motorcycle Rally Could Become Superspreader
More than 60% of the residents in Sturgis, South Dakota disapprove of the rally starting this week. News on parties and large gatherings is from Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and other places, as well.
Understanding Asymptomatic Cases May Be Critical To Ending Pandemic
There’s a chance of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, some experts say, but that window is closing rapidly.
Campaign Cash Flows From Drugmakers To Lawmakers Uninterrupted By Pandemic
Stat reports that over two-thirds of sitting members of Congress received millions in contributions from pharmaceutical company PACs. In other industry developments, chief medical officers are in demand. Other companies Pfizer, Gilead, Fresenius and AbbVie also make news.
‘Great News’: Cuomo Plans To Open New York Schools; Ga. School Getting Disinfected
And more news on school reopening plans from across the nation.
Beachfront City In California Hires Private Mask-Enforcement Officers
Other mask news comes out of Iowa, Georgia, Colorado and elsewhere. Plus, be sure to wear your mask outdoors at the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez.
Even With Vaccine, We May Never Eradicate COVID
Other news on vaccine developments looks at a collaboration for a less than $3 vaccine, an alliance in Europe and Moderna’s latest clinical trial numbers, as well.
Study: Hospitals In Black Communities Received Less Money For COVID Relief
Other health industry topics in the news: PPE shortages; unionization among nurses; earnings reports; the MCAT; joint replacements; intersex surgeries; and more.
Bill Gates Talks Vaccines, Calls Tests ‘Garbage’ In Wired Interview
Also: more test shortages, more test delays and another negative test for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
VA Resumes Plans To Roll Out First EHR Site
Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says plans for going live with its electronic health records project at a center in Spokane, Washington are on track for October. Veterans news is on use of hydroxychloroquine in a nursing home, as well.
Azar Highlights Taiwan’s COVID Efforts During Rare Cabinet Member Visit
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s trip to Taiwan is the first by a high-ranking administration official in decades, in face of Chinese opposition.
Trump Pledges Preexisting Conditions Action Already Protected By Obamacare
In the next two weeks, President Trump says he will sign an executive order requiring health insurers to cover all preexisting conditions. Democrats jumped on the announcement, claiming that the president is trying to run under achievements of the Affordable Care Act that he is also working to overturn.
Trump’s Relief Orders Challenged: Are They Legal, And Will They Help?
Trump administration officials are defending President Donald Trump’s executive actions aiming to circumvent Congress with sometimes contradictory messages. Democrats slam the move as unconstitutional, though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has yet to say if she will challenge them in court. News outlets take a look at what’s in the orders.
What’s Next? Democrats, White House Both Float New Talks On Skinnier Bill
Despite the latest move by President Donald Trump, both Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Democratic congressional leaders say they could return to the negotiating table.