Latest KFF Health News Stories
Data Breaches Add To Hospitals’ Troubles
A reported 28 data breaches affecting 1.1. million patients were reported in July. Hospital news is from Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Illinois and Pennsylvania, as well.
July Jobs Rise Higher Than Expected Though Unemployed Suffer
July’s job report beat estimates, growing to 1.8 million. But economists worry hiring is stalling while millions still without work suffer hardship with relief aid expiring and some jobs disappearing forever.
Pandemic Spawns Voting Innovations
And a fair share of miscues.
US Can Avoid Another Lockdown If Everyone Does Their Part, Fauci Forecasts
The Trump administration’s top public health experts weigh in on the current state of the pandemic.
Stimulus Talks Edge Toward Breakdown With Sides Still Far Apart
With Democratic lawmakers and White House negotiators both pointing fingers at each other, hours of tense negotiations on overdue coronavirus relief measures end Thursday with little progress and an uncertain path forward.
State Department Lifts Global Travel Advisory
The original U.S. advisory was issued on March 19. Now the State Department will return to issuing advisories on a country-by-country basis. Also in pandemic travel news, COVID travel restrictions separate couples and families.
US Surpasses 160,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Adding 10,000 Over Last Week
The global picture is also grim: total confirmed cases reach 19 million. Daily cases in the United States continue to stay below July’s highs though.
Federal Government Must Buy Some Drugs From US Makers, Trump Orders
President Donald Trump signed a “Buy American” executive order aimed at boosting domestic production of prescription drugs and medical supplies that are vital in an emergency like the current pandemic. Also, the president’s announced action on drug pricing has yet to be released.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study
People have flooded U.S. testing sites with requests to participate in the pivotal, late-stage clinical trials of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
Your Favorite Store or Restaurant Is Open. How Do You Know It’s OK to Go In?
We gathered tips from experts on what to look for — masks are a constant theme — when trying to decide if you will be comfortable visiting various establishments.
In Rural Missouri, Latinos Learn to Contain and Cope With the Coronavirus
In a town in the southwestern corner of Missouri, where COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Latino immigrants, language barriers and economic pressures among factory workers have stymied efforts to slow the virus that causes the disease.
Epidemia de obesidad en los Estados Unidos amenaza la eficacia de una vacuna contra COVID
Otras vacunas han demostrado ser menos efectivas en adultos obesos que en la población general, dejándolos más vulnerables a infecciones y enfermedades.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Still Waiting for That Trump Health Plan
President Donald Trump keeps promising a comprehensive plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. And he keeps not delivering. Meanwhile, members of Congress and White House officials seem unable to agree on a new COVID-19 relief bill. And Missouri becomes the sixth state where voters approved a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Editorial writers focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Different Takes: Our Immune System And COVID? It’s Complicated; Only A Safe Vaccine; Flying Fears
Opinion writers express views on these pandemic topics and others.
Research Roundup: COVID; Brain Death; MRSA; Sinusitis; And More
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Some States See Progress In COVID Fight; Others Don’t
A mixed bag of success stories and failures among the states: mask mandates, check points and misjudgments.
Health News From Around The Globe: Americans Sneak Around Travel Bans
Global pandemic developments are reported out of Europe, Australia, Japan, Brazil, China, North Korea and other countries. Also: The health legacy of the atomic bomb blasts in World War II and Cold War testing is noted as the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing is marked.
Risks For Black Health Care Workers Are Higher; Racism Called Public Health Crisis
A Harvard study looks at the unequal footing in health care industry workplaces for Black Americans.