Latest KFF Health News Stories
Vaccine Policy?: China Gears Up To Share Hundreds Of Millions Of Doses
Will the global campaign help repair its image? News is also from Japan, Canada and Australia.
Perspectives: Time For Bipartisanship; Amazon Pharmacy Will Expand Options; Why Do We Have PBMs?
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
Virus Less Likely To Harm Asthma Sufferers; Sedentary? Rethink That
Researchers said the asthma study was done on inpatients, and results might be different for outpatients.
Experimental Drug From Ovid Fails To Help Untreatable Genetic Disorder
Other names in the news: Agios Pharmaceuticals, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and CarepathRx.
Biden Might Find Common Ground With GOP On Drug Pricing
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
HHS Unveils Plans For Standardizing Documentation Of Patients’ Addresses
Health care organizations aren’t required to use a specific format when collecting patient addresses. “As mundane as [addresses] may seem, it is often one of the key elements used for the purposes of patient matching and linking records,” said one of the officials coordinating the effort.
Will Renewed Urgency Over Stimulus Bill Yield A Deal?
Lawmakers are negotiating after months of stalled progress. The leading $908-billion package was introduced by a bipartisan group of senators. In chilly New Hampshire, lawmakers meet outside.
Trump Assailed Over Tweet About ‘Fake’ COVID Ward In Nevada
The president retweeted a lie accusing an ICU physician of tweeting a fake photo of beds set up in the parking lot at Renown Health in Reno. The governor of Nevada, the CEO of the hospital and the physician himself immediately clapped back, saying, “It is very real.”
Biden Narrows Field For His Health Agency Picks
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are reported to be the final candidates for Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
Trump Pressures FDA To Speed Up Vaccine Approval Reviews
Despite behind-the-scenes fuming from the White House, FDA chief Stephen Hahn says that agency is working quickly but that it will take the time it needs because “we absolutely have to do this the right way.”
Tragic Trio: Florida Hits 1M COVID Cases, Joining California And Texas
The United States reported its second-highest day of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. The only day to top it was April 15.
Hackers And Fraudsters Target COVID Vaccines, Treatments
The Wall Street Journal reports on one scheme in which North Korean hackers launched a cyberattack on at least six pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., the U.K. and South Korea. Meanwhile, law enforcement warns about potential for fake coronavirus vaccine sales.
CDC To Adjust 14-Day Quarantine Guidelines To 10 For COVID Exposure
The CDC’s updated recommendations, expected to be released soon, are based on the latest studies regarding the coronavirus’ incubation period. Quarantine guidance for people who get tested will be lowered even further, to seven days.
What Side Effects Should You Expect From The COVID Shot?
Operation Warp Speed chief Dr. Moncef Slaoui says 10% to 15% of vaccine volunteers reported side effects that were “significantly noticeable.” Those side effects included pain at the injection site, fatigue and aching muscles and joints for a day or two.
CDC Advises Health Care Workers, Then Nursing Homes Get First Shots
CDC Director Robert Redfield must still accept the recommendations, which were approved in a 13-1 vote Tuesday. States aren’t required to follow the guidance.
UK Approves A Coronavirus Vaccine, The First Western Nation To Do So
Britain authorized emergency use for the COVID-19 shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Viewpoints: New Administration Needs To Reboot Medicare, Medicaid; Lessons On Reopening Schools
Editorial pages focus on these public health issues and others.
Report: China Downplayed Severity Of Wuhan Outbreak Early On
CNN obtained documents from a Chinese whistleblower detailing what local authorities knew and when, contradicting China’s claims that it never concealed data.
Tree Lighting Off Limits In NYC As Another Wave Intensifies
Also, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces a new winter plan, including identifying retired nurses and doctors who could be called for staffing shortages. News is from New Jersey, California, Washington, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa.
