Latest KFF Health News Stories
Britain Restricts Travelers From Spain
Britain imposes a two-week quarantine for anyone traveling from Spain. Meanwhile the British prime minister wants Britons to lose weight, partly because obesity increases the risk of death from COVID.
Texans Forced To Rethink Emergency Plans As Hanna Swamps Coast
Border communities whose health care systems were already strained by COVID-19 cases found themselves under siege from the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season.
Supreme Court Upholds Nevada Rule Limiting Church Attendance
A church argued that it was being treated more stringently than Nevada casinos, but in a 5-4 decision, the justices allowed the Nevada rules to prevail. News outlets also report on a variety of COVID-19 issues around the states.
CDC Struggles To Address COVID Racial Inequities Without Adding To Stigmas
The coronavirus crisis has hardest hit Black, Hispanic and Native American communities. But labeling entire races or ethnicities as “high risk” could also backfire, public health officials worry. News outlets examine other health care disparities, as well.
40% Of LGBTQ Youth Report Having Suicidal Thoughts
Poll by the Trevor Project, a nonprofit group, also found 46% of these young people wanted mental health counseling but were unable to get it. In other news about mental health issues, a look at why crying is good for you and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting people.
Dogs Sniff Out Virus In Small Study
Scientists train dogs to sniff out the coronavirus. (But to what end?) Other news stories summarizes new research on COVID-19 and its prevention as well as reports on Alzheimer’s and gene therapy research.
As COVID Disrupts Sports, Even The President Gets Caught Up In It
Also: a coronavirus outbreak among Marlin team members, and Dr. Fauci talks sports.
The Calculus Of Returning To Campus
Colleges and their students struggle with many of the finer details of a return to campus–or a virtual campus: breaking leases for unused apartments, using hotels in addition to dorms and frequent testing.
Parents’ ‘Impossible Decision’: Should They Send Kids Back To School?
Across the country, families anxiously watch for decisions from their school officials and are often forced into a difficult decision about whether to enroll their children online or in person.
Use Of Crowd-Control Measures During Protests Challenged
Tear gas, flash grenades and other tools employed by law enforcement during the escalating protests in several cities over the weekend left people injured. Seattle’s move to ban their use was blocked in court.
Sinclair Broadcasting Postpones Show Interview Blaming Fauci For Pandemic
The “America This Week” episode features medical researcher Judy Mikovits, who has claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious-disease expert, helped manufacture the coronavirus and spread it to China. In other COVID-19 news, reports on the disparity in the effects on people with diabetes, how a San Francisco wedding spread the disease, how families are viewing trips to Disney World and other developments
30,000 Volunteers Begin World’s Biggest COVID-19 Vaccine Study
There’s no guarantee that the vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna, will create immunity against the coronavirus. Also: COVID vaccines may have side effects; the formidable challenges of creating a vaccine; and racial disparities in vaccine trials.
Giroir Scoffs At Criticism Over Testing Delays; Azar Blames Delays On States
The Trump administration’s testing czar and HHS chief took to the airwaves Sunday to vent their frustrations. Also: how delays and inaccessibility are hindering testing in California, Georgia and other states.
Face Masks Continue To Agitate Some
The acceptance of wearing face masks to slow down the transmission of the coronavirus continues to grow, but there are still places where officials and others resist the idea.
White House Suggests Stopgap Aid Bill In Anticipation Of Rocky Negotiations
Even as Senate Republicans are poised to release their $1 trillion stimulus package hammered out with the White House, top Trump administration officials suggest that more narrow legislation may be needed as benefits are set to expire.
Trump, Trailing In Polls, Turns To An Old Campaign Standard: Health Care
The president is promising a speech soon in which he will lay out his health care plan but similar promises in the past have not materialized. Meanwhile, a new poll finds voters fault him for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump Tackles Prescription Drug Pricing With Executive Orders
President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Friday aimed at reducing the costs of medications like insulin that have risen to unaffordable levels for many Americans.
Moderna Gets More Money From Government
Moderna, one of the companies racing to develop a COVID vaccine, got another $472 million from the federal government. That’s on top of $483 million it already received from the government.
Top National Security Adviser Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Robert O’Brien, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, contracted COVID-19. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci and a former CDC director look back on errors or mistakes made in the pandemic.
US Death Rate Climbs While Global Cases Jump By 1 Million In Just Days
For more U.S. states, as well as other nations, the trajectory of the pandemic is trending quickly in the wrong direction.