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HHS Releases $20B More For Providers In Relief Funding

October 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

The agency said to apply soon because the money will go fast. News is on additional funding for HIV care, cyberattacks, unequal pay for female physicians and more.

States Target Vaping With Bans. In California, The Action Is Local.

By Ana B. Ibarra September 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Several states have adopted bans on vaping products, but California isn’t going that far. Instead, cities and counties in the Golden State are stepping in to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products within their jurisdictions — or ban the sale of e-cigarettes altogether.

Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR March 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

People in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction have to weather a new storm of depression, anxiety and isolation during the pandemic, just as the social supports of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs move online.

Vapers Seek Relief From Nicotine Addiction In — Wait For It — Cigarettes

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even though e-cigarette makers market their products as a safer alternative to cigarettes, a growing number of vapers are trying to quit— and they’re turning to cigarettes to help them.

Palliative Care Helped Family Face ‘The Awful, Awful Truth’

By Will Stone May 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Elizabeth and Robert Mar would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in August. Instead, they died within a day of each other. Their two very different deaths illustrate how palliative care is changing to help patients and families cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

People With Type O Or B Blood May Have Advantage Against COVID

October 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

These patients spent, on average, 4.5 fewer days in intensive care than those with Type A or AB blood. The latter group averaged 13.5 days in the ICU and was more likely to require ventilators.

When Masculinity Turns ‘Toxic’: A Gender Profile Of Mass Shootings

By Phillip Reese October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Men are far more likely than women to commit deadly mass shootings, both in California and across the nation. We break down the numbers — and ask experts why gender would have a role in indiscriminate violence.

Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

June 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Despite Supreme Court Win, Texas Abortion Clinics Still Shuttered

By Ashley Lopez, KUT November 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.

COVID Tests Are Free, Except When They’re Not

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldn’t test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Elections Matter

November 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Key Democratic wins in 2019 state elections in Virginia and (probably) Kentucky could have big implications for health care in general and Medicaid in particular. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren is catching flak from all sides over her “Medicare For All” plan. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Laura Ungar, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.” For “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

De no creer: jóvenes buscan aliviar su adicción al “vapeo”… fumando cigarrillos

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Una unidad de Juul, que proporciona alrededor de 200 bocanadas, contiene tanta nicotina como un paquete de cigarrillos. Los jóvenes vuelven a fumar para frenar otra adicción.

White House Left States On Their Own To Buy Ventilators. Inside Their Mad Scramble.

By Rachana Pradhan June 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although laws prohibit price gouging on precious resources in times of emergency, states have been forced to compete for a share of the nation’s stockpile of ventilators — used to treat the sickest COVID patients — or pay top dollar on sideline deals. With quality and quantity control lacking, what happens when the pandemic’s second wave hits?

Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug

By Laura Ungar November 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

While the U.S. continues to focus mainly on the opioid crisis, cocaine is quietly making a comeback and has become one of the biggest overdose killers of African Americans when tainted with fentanyl.

Farmers To Receive Additional $13B In Coronavirus Relief, Trump Says

September 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump announced the second round of aid for farmers during a reelection rally in Wisconsin. More details are expected today. Other Trump campaign news covers drug importation and pricing, the United Nations and opioids.

Bayer Pays Up To $4B For NC-Based Gene Therapy Firm AskBio

October 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

Bayer is offering $2 billion up front, and could pay out another $2 billion if the firm hits certain milestones, Stat reports.

Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

California, ¿firmará el gobernador una controversial ley sobre vacunas?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

La totalidad de los senadores republicanos votaron en contra de la medida y todos los demócratas votaron a favor, excepto uno que no votó.

California Lawmakers Send Contested Vaccine Bill To Governor. Will He Sign It?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The state Senate on Wednesday sent a measure to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that would tighten the rules for children’s medical exemptions from vaccines. Newsom, who said in June that he would sign the measure after amendments had been made at his request, now wants more changes.

The Golden State’s Mixed Record On Lung Cancer

By Mark Kreidler February 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California has one of the lowest rates of new lung cancer cases in the country, attributed largely to its aggressive anti-tobacco policies. But gaps in the state’s health care system mean that people who are diagnosed with the disease, or at a high risk of getting it, often fall through the cracks.

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