Latest KFF Health News Stories
NYC To Reopen Public Schools For In-Person Learning; HBCUs Fare Well
News outlets report on news from New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Colorado, Oregon, California, and more, as well.
Restaurants, Grocery Stores Scramble To Deal With Winter Outbreaks
Restaurants remain some of the hardest-hit businesses, and unlike in the spring, no relief package is in sight. News is on revelers, substance abuse treatment on line and more, as well.
New Study Sheds Light On Treatments For Pediatric Brain Cancers
News is on a potential blood test to detect cancers, genetic screening efforts and more.
More Airlines Will Offer Digital Health Passes To Bring Back Passengers
In other news, super long lines form for testing in Massachusetts, sampling sewage helps health workers predict surges and more.
More COVID Surprises: Baby Born With Antibodies; Long-Haulers’ Teeth May Suddenly Fall Out
The infant, born in Singapore, did not actually carry the disease. The boy’s mother had contracted the disease when she was 10 weeks’ pregnant.
Refusing To Wear Masks: Sanford CEO Quits; Nurse Shows Off On TikTok
Kelby Krabbenhoft had been president and CEO since 1996. The health system named Bill Gassen as its new president and chief executive. And in Oregon, an oncology nurse was put on leave after a video showed her mocking her coworkers’ response to her lack of COVID-19 precautions.
Overwhelmed Hospitals Fret As Reinforcements Get Tougher To Find
At Wisconsin’s Mayo Clinic Health System, “a bed is a gift right now,” said one administrator.
Can Lame-Duck Congress Push Through Stimulus Package?
With weeks left in their current term, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill as the accumulating financial stress of the pandemic on Americans adds to the urgency of relief negotiations.
Biden Beefs Up His Coronavirus Task Force
A nurse, epidemiologist and Navajo Nation Department of Health director are the three latest members to join the Biden transition team. Other aspects of the president-elect’s plans to tackle the pandemic are also in the news.
Hairline Fracture In Foot Lands Biden In Walking Boot For Several Weeks
A CT scan taken Sunday revealed a midfoot break that President-elect Joe Biden sustained while playing with his German Shepherd.
High Court Shifts To Right As Barrett Plays Decisive Role in COVID Ruling
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Wednesday to bar New York from reimposing limits on religious gatherings. Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed Thursday that the ruling was “moot” because the groups are now out of the most-restrictive tiers. Still, the ruling was the first significant indication of a rightward shift since Justice Amy Coney Barrett took the bench last month.
Lower Medicare Drug Costs Could Pose Serious Challenge To Providers
But Modern Healthcare points out the new Trump administration rule seeking to benefit patients will likely be challenged in the courts.
Republican State Senator Learns He Has COVID At Meeting With Trump
The president, who announced Oct. 2 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, may still be reaping the benefits of COVID antibodies. But scientists still aren’t sure how long they protect people from getting infected a second time.
Canada Restricts Export Of Prescription Drugs In Limited Supply
In response to a new U.S. rule allowing the bulk import of certain prescriptions drugs, Canada moves to safeguard its access to medications in shorter supply.
Worries High Over COVID Spikes As Thanksgiving Travelers Head Home
Determining the severity of new infections acquired during Thanksgiving gatherings will take at least four weeks as the virus runs through its cycle. To try to contain the spread even further, some experts recommend that travelers quarantine and get tested.
Who Gets The Shots First? CDC Panel Set To Vote
With available early batches of COVID-19 vaccine limited, a CDC panel of advisers will meet Tuesday to hammer out recommendations on who will get inoculated in the first wave.
First Doses Of Pfizer’s Vaccine Arrive In US By Chartered Flights
The trip from Belgium is the first step in a complex supply chain required to manufacture, transport and store the vaccine in anticipation of FDA emergency use authorization.
‘A Really Dangerous Time’: Task Force Warns Of Huge Surges Coming
Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Powell and testing czar Brett Giroir all pleaded with the public to battle COVID fatigue and double down on precautions over the next few weeks.
Moderna Applying Today For FDA Approval Of 94%-Effective Vaccine
Moderna released final testing data that shows its vaccine to be 94.1% effective. Of the few trial participants who contracted COVID-19, a “remarkable” zero developed a severe form of the disease.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
