Latest KFF Health News Stories
In Just 8 Months, COVID-19 Rises To No. 3 Cause Of Death In U.S.
Coronavirus only lags behind heart disease and cancer. Meanwhile, nursing homes infections reach record levels and Texas joins a grim group of states that have reported more than 10,000 deaths.
Trump Nixes Pentagon Plan To Slash Billions From Military Health Care
“A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me,” President Donald Trump tweeted, after the plan was reported by Politico.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
GOP Senate Ad Misrepresents Montana Governor’s Stance
The race between Steve Bullock and Steve Daines reflects a trend in campaigns nationwide. Republicans often paint Democrats as left of the general public and health care has often been one of the issues the GOP highlights in that effort. In this case, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is leaping to conclusions with its claims.
Teen Artist’s Portraits Help Frame Sacrifice of Health Care Workers Lost to COVID
A 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey is memorializing doctors, nurses and others who died after tending to coronavirus patients.
Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.
La política frena el flujo de fondos a las agencias para detener la pandemia
Desde que comenzó la pandemia, el Congreso ha reservado miles de millones para aliviar la crisis. Pero parte de ese dinero no se ha distribuido, o gastado, apropiadamente.
Confianza, miedo y solidaridad marcarán el éxito de una vacuna contra COVID
Cuando una vacuna contra el coronavirus esté disponible, ¿la recibirán con una gran ovación, como la vacuna contra la polio, o con cierto letargo, como la vacuna contra el sarampión?
Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies
Congress has allocated trillions of dollars to ease the coronavirus crisis. A joint KHN and AP investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Opinion writers express views about school issues created by quarantines and collecting data on the pandemic.
State Cases On Rise In Parts Of Illinois, Wisconsin
Media outlets report on news from Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Nevada and Arizona.
How The World Is Faring: Lebanon Issues COVID Lockdown
Media outlets report on news from Lebanon, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Jordan, France, Italy, Ireland, Brazil and elsewhere.
COVID-19’s Effect On The Nation’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Topics in the news include: homelessness; hunger; nursing homes; race; and bias against transgender and non-binary individuals.
New Mexico Leads Nation In Alcohol-Related Deaths
Also in the news: the University of New Hampshire offers help for avoiding opioid addiction; drug overdoses rise in Canada; and Massachusetts will destroy aging marijuana vapes.
Georgia Governor Backtracks On Mask Mandates
In other news from the states: Iowans and Californians struggle with power outages; a second person in Massachusetts has EEE; people are ignoring New York’s quarantine order; and more.
Confidence In Travel Still Weak
The travel industry struggles with wary customers and restaurant owners find themselves under scrutiny. As some customers refuse to wear masks or avoid large gatherings, the question is raised: Why denial is a coping mechanism for some people?
‘New Breed Of Summer Jobs’: No-Contact Lifeguarding And Working At COVID Testing Sites
Lifeguarding in the pandemic means contactless ocean rescues and lifeguards who carry hand sanitizer. And with traditional summer jobs like camp counselor positions gone, one local government is recruiting teens and young adults to help with virus testing coordination.
Evidence Emerging Of Lasting Immunity After COVID Infection
Several research projects find that the immune system stores information that helps fight off coronavirus again, even for people who only experienced mild symptoms. Meanwhile, drug trials for potential COVID treatments are taking longer than expected.
Summer’s Over: The Tans Will Fade But The Quarantine Will Last Two Weeks
Some families are changing end-of-summer vacation plans to avoid quarantining before the start of school. In other pandemic-school news: Massachusetts school officials reported dozens of families to social workers when kids missed remote learning, and parents with “no good choice” blame one another.