Latest KFF Health News Stories
Task Force Warns Georgia As ICU Capacity, Deaths Trend In Wrong Direction
“Georgia is very much the poster child for what happens when leadership take a hands-off approach to managing a pandemic,” Dr. Harry Heiman, a professor at Georgia State University’s School of Public Health, told USA Today. News on California and New York cases is also in the news.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic priorities and other health issues.
Viewpoints: Find Smart, Safe Ways Around Lockdowns; Lessons On Changes For Higher Ed From COVID
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and other health issues.
Research Roundup: COVID Antibodies; Malaria; Autism; Lymphoma; Gonorrhea
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
New Zealand Tightens Restrictions; Germany Optimistic About Vaccine
Global news reports come from New Zealand, Germany, Brazil, China, Spain, England, Mumbai, Mexico, France, Lebanon and other nations.
For NFL, Keeping Teams Safe From COVID Is Hard To Tackle
Meanwhile, college basketball teams consider using the NBA’s “bubble” approach. In other news, collegiate runners fight back against body shaming and abuse.
FDA Recalls Some Potatoes, Citrus Fruits Due To Listeria Concerns
Also in public health news: an album of children’s music for kids who identify as transgender and nonbinary; disparities in childbirth complications for black mothers in New York; and rabies found at the Grand Canyon.
‘Structural Racism’: Diverse Counties Much Harder Hit Than White Ones
Counties that were more than 93% white reported the lowest rate of COVID-19 infections. Public health news is on one man’s fearful account, dying young, megachurch gatherings, and more.
Report Questions Method of Trump Administration’s Mask Giveaway
In other developments: a Florida sheriff bans masks for deputies; Illinois makes it a felony to assault a worker trying to enforce a mask requirement; an Arizona man has a tantrum; grocery workers say morale is extremely low; and more.
Schools Off To Rocky Start As More Than 2,000 Quarantined In 5 States
As school boards across the country struggle with reopening plans, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Indiana, Seattle and elsewhere offer some details. And a judge clears the way for the Education Department’s new Title IX rule to take effect Friday.
Good News In The Battle Against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Death rates are falling faster than new cases are arising, a new study finds. Also: racial bias in surgeries; and how your movement may determine whether you’re a night owl.
Sentara Healthcare, Cone Health Joining To Create 17-Hospital System
Other health industry news is on Georgia’s insurance exchange, jobs in the Houston health care sector and the fate of telemedicine.
Gilead, Maker Of Remdesivir, Criticized As ‘Taking Advantage Of The Situation’
Other pharmaceutical news is on orphan drugs, ALS trials, Theranos and more.
Can You Get Coronavirus Twice? China Reports Reinfected Patient
Scientists investigate COVID-19’s mysteries such as how long antibodies protect, the range of longer-term damage to victims and why some infected people get sicker than others.
Latest On Vaccines: Global Trials, Concerns For Patients Who Are Obese
Large-scale testing is underway in parts of California and Oregon. Other news on vaccines is on concerns about effectiveness in people who are obese, kids missing routine vaccines and anti-vaxxers’ social media campaigns.
Medicare Eyes Coverage Changes For Artificial Hearts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced changes to how it determines which beneficiaries’ artificial hearts Medicare will pay for.
US Cases Are Down: Is That Because Of Good Progress Or Bad Data?
Testing is declining, calling the numbers into question, according to a CNBC analysis. In related news, 30 current and former members of a federal advisory panel raise alarms about the integrity of COVID-19 data hospitals are now reporting to HHS instead of the CDC. News outlets report on the system’s bumpy start.
Harris’ Shifting Position On ‘Medicare For All’ In Spotlight
As Sen. Kamala Harris joins the ticket with presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, news outlets round up her positions on health care policies.
Stimulus Impasse May Drag Into September As Trump Says Deal Is ‘Not Going To Happen’
No progress toward reaching an agreement on a broad coronavirus relief package was made Wednesday, despite a phone call between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
