Latest KFF Health News Stories
Fighting for Patient Protections While Attacking ACA — Hard to Have It Both Ways
Montana’s Matt Rosendale and many other Republican congressional candidates face the challenge of convincing voters they support safeguards on preexisting conditions even as they oppose the Affordable Care Act, which codifies those safeguards.
One School, Two Choices: A Study in Classroom vs. Distance Learning
Most students at one Marin County school attend in person, while a dozen study from home. Those on campus are constantly nagged to use hand sanitizer and submit to the thermometer. Home-schoolers yell to their parents for help, while the parents pray that Zoom doesn’t freeze.
Comienzan a popularizarse las pruebas de saliva para COVID, que son fáciles de usar
Ocho meses después del inicio de la pandemia, la prueba de saliva gana adeptos y decenas de miles de personas en todo el país se someten a estas pruebas diariamente.
Viewpoints: Lessons On Magical, Fearless Thinking About COVID
Opinion writers express thoughts on President Donald Trump’s views after being released from the hospital and other pandemic topics.
WHO: ‘Vast Majority Of World’ At Risk Still; Europe’s Cases Top Spring’s Totals
Global news is from India, Spain, France, England, Iceland, Easter Island and other countries,
Perspectives: The Negatives Of Ignoring Public Health Protocols; Testing Is Showing Its Limits
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others, as well.
A Pandemic Trend? Drinking More, But Cooking Healthier Meals At Home
According to a new study, American adults admit to drinking 14% more during the pandemic. Yet food execs report seeing a shift from comfort foods back to healthier options. In other news, Airbnb cancels one-night Halloween reservations, LSU scraps wellness checks at football games, and more.
New Human Virus Linked To Small Animals Emerges In Alaska
A second person has been diagnosed with “Alaskapox,” first identified in 2015. Researchers said there’s no cause for alarm. Other public health news is on wildfire dangers to water, food recalls at Walmart and child abuse.
Even As Nation’s Cases Rise, HHS Promotes In-Person Support Systems
Modern Healthcare reports on ways in which the federal government will attempt to deal with the nation’s “deteriorating mental health” brought on by shutdown isolation and economic devastation. News is from South Dakota, Washington, Georgia, Michigan and Indiana, as well.
FDA Approves Drug Cocktail To Treat Mesothelioma
It’s the first regimen approved for that type of lung cancer in 16 years.
New, Incision-Free Brain Surgery Helps Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
The new surgery, MRI-guided focused ultrasound, treats essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease with sound waves, targeting the brain tissue that causes the shaking. Only 23 hospitals in the U.S. offer this treatment. Hospital news is also reported out of Georgia, Illinois and Kansas.
Republicans March Toward Barrett Vote As Democrats Demand COVID Tests
Republican Senate leaders defended their decision not to slow down the nomination process for President’s Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick even as coronavirus rips through Washington.
Study: Coronavirus Lives On Your Skin For 9 Hours
Comparatively, influenza A survives on human skin for less than two hours. In other COVID-19 research, a study has shown that nearly a third of hospitalized patients experienced some type of altered mental function.
Biden Sharpens Criticism With Trump Now Back Home At White House
“Quite frankly, I wasn’t surprised,” Biden said of President Donald Trump’s diagnosis while speaking in Miami on Monday. He urged Trump to listen to science and support mask-wearing.
Plexiglass To Play A Role In Wednesday’s Pence-Harris Debate
Despite the addition of plexiglass barriers between the candidates, however, some still say the debate should not be happening in-person.
In Win For GOP, Supreme Court Says Absentee Ballots In South Carolina Need A Witness
However, ballots already sent in without a witness should be counted, the justices ruled. Tens of thousands of ballots have already been submitted in the state.
White House Stops FDA From Issuing High Vaccine Safety Standards For EUA
The bar set by the proposed guidelines would have been hard for any vaccine maker to clear by the Nov. 3 election. President Donald Trump has pinned much of his re-election campaign message on a vision that a COVID-19 vaccine would secure FDA emergency use authorization by that date.
CDC Confirms Coronavirus Spreads Through Airborne Transmission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the virus may be transmitted between people who are more than 6 feet apart. Yet Monday’s guidance was more cautious than previous guidance that the CDC released last month, before pulling it down shortly thereafter.
Outbreak Puts Vulnerable White House Staffers At Risk; Some Test Positive
As a still-contagious President Donald Trump returns from the hospital to the White House, concerns are raised for the people who work in the residence as well as the Secret Service members who staff the area. Some have voiced anger and fear over their working safety conditions.
‘Largest Spreader’ Of Disinformation? Title Goes To Trump, Studies Find
The source of many of the fake claims and bad information online about critical topics like the coronavirus pandemic and voter safety is the president of the United States, two recent studies conclude.