Liz Szabo

Liz Szabo was a senior correspondent for KFF Health News until December 2023.

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Persiguiendo el esquivo sueño de una cura para COVID-19

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Hay más de 1,250 estudios de COVID-19 en marcha. Las farmacéuticas están invirtiendo miles de millones en el desarrollo de medicamentos y vacunas eficaces para poner fin a la pandemia.

Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Bolster Their Movement

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Activists failed to convince state legislators that diseases like measles aren’t serious enough to require vaccination. Now they’re joining with conservatives and other anti-lockdown demonstrators who contend the coronavirus isn’t dangerous enough to justify staying home.

Más de 5,000 centros de cirugía serán hospitales improvisados durante la crisis de COVID-19

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Esto le dará al país miles de camas hospitalarias y salas quirúrgicas adicionales, algunas de las cuales cuentan con respiradores o máquinas de anestesia que podrían ser reconvertidas en respiradores.

The Nation’s 5,000 Outpatient Surgery Centers Could Help With The COVID-19 Overflow

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A coalition of anesthesiologists wants to repurpose the country’s more than 5,000 surgery centers to serve as emergency overflow amid the coronavirus pandemic. The centers have trained medical staff largely sitting idle, anesthesia machines that could be turned into ventilators, and empty medical space. But obstacles such as federal payment rules, logistics and some skepticism are getting in the way.

As The Coronavirus Spreads, Americans Lose Ground Against Other Health Threats

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Health care experts thought the battle was won against heart disease, measles, smoking, STDs and other life-threatening conditions and behaviors. Better think again.

Facts Vs. Fears: Five Things To Help Weigh Your Coronavirus Risk

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As the numbers of coronavirus fatalities and infections rise, the threat posed by the outbreak in China can seem frightening. But public health officials say the risk in the United States is low. Experts discuss some important issues that can help U.S. residents understand how the epidemic is unfolding.