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A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say

By JoNel Aleccia September 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At least three promising antiviral treatments for covid-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.

New Research Finds J&J Vaccine Has Muscle Against Covid’s Delta Variant

By Victoria Knight July 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The data is reassuring to people who got this shot.

Hospitals, Insurers Invest Big Dollars to Tackle Patients’ Social Needs

By Phil Galewitz June 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers are trying to address patients’ social needs such as food insecurity, transportation and housing. Yet, after years of testing, there’s slim evidence these efforts pay off.

Readers and Tweeters Feel Americans’ Pain

October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Unraveling the Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta the Most Transmissible Covid Virus Yet

By Liz Szabo July 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Scientists are trying to piece together why the delta variant so readily infects unvaccinated Americans, spewing 1,000 times more virus particles.

Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

By Liz Szabo June 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic will undermine Americans’ health for years. Even those not infected by the coronavirus could suffer health problems related to poverty, job loss, eviction — or all of the above.

Women Now Drink as Much as Men — And Are Prone to Sickness Sooner

By Aneri Pattani June 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Young women have closed the gender gap for excessive drinking. And that was before the pandemic. The trend is particularly troubling because women are at greater risk for blackouts, liver disease, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers linked to alcohol use.

What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez May 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The federal government has extended the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents, adding nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19.

Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic

By Emmarie Huetteman April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A report from the Government Accountability Office paints a picture of an already strained behavioral health system struggling after the pandemic struck to meet the treatment needs of millions of Americans with conditions like alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Despite All the Talk, Covid Vaccination Does Not Infect People With Shingles

By Julie Appleby April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19 vaccinations do not infect recipients with shingles or any form of herpes virus, despite some misleading headlines.

Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

There are many ways to cleanse indoor air of dangerous smoke particles, which are particularly harmful to people with chronic respiratory and cardiac conditions. Some are expensive, but cheap alternatives exist.

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: How Can Covid Vaccines Be Safe When They Were Developed So Fast?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Experts say there’s nothing new about the research underpinning the covid vaccines and that they were tested in more participants than many other approved vaccines.

These Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out

By Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media September 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Coronavirus outbreaks have shuttered K-12 classrooms across the U.S., affecting tens of thousands of K-12 students. To avoid the same fate, some school districts are tapping federal dollars to set up testing programs and step up their vigilance against the virus.

Pandemic Leads Doctors to Rethink Unnecessary Treatment

By Bruce Alpert May 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-caused delays in medical treatments and surgeries are producing data for health care providers to take another look at what’s needed and what isn’t.

Racism Derails Black Men’s Health, Even as Education Levels Rise

By Virginia Anderson May 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Researchers who study health among various racial and ethnic groups, as well as the social factors that influence health outcomes, say the findings suggest that the power of discrimination to harm Black men’s health may be more resistant than previously understood.

Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression

By April Dembosky, KQED July 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Brexanolone is a promising new treatment for postpartum depression. But one insurer’s requirement that women try four other drugs and electroconvulsive therapy before the infusion means it is out-of-reach for millions of women.

How Covid Has Changed Our Movement, as Revealed by Your Cellphone

By Phillip Reese March 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Californians are venturing out to shop, dine and work far more now than a year ago, when state officials issued the first sweeping stay-at-home order. But we’re still sticking to home way more than before the pandemic, according to mobile phone tracking data.

Long Drives, Air Travel, Exhausting Waits: What Abortion Requires in the South

By Sarah Varney August 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Restrictive abortion regulations enacted across the South require women to drive across state lines to find safe services. With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to Roe v. Wade, abortion rights defenders say long drives and wait times could become the norm across much of America.

Scientists Seek Covid Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

By Esther Landhuis March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine as covid treatments. But early hype about hydroxychloroquine and other repurposed drugs leaves researchers leery of hasty conclusions.

DeSantis Advances Questionable Link Between Lockdowns and Despair

By Phil Galewitz February 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Experts agreed there’s no definitive evidence to back up the Florida governor’s assertion.

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