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Olympic Dream Dashed After Bike Crash and Nightmare Medical Bill Over $200K

By Samantha Young July 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A bicyclist from California competed in a Pennsylvania race that could have landed him in this month’s Tokyo Olympics. Instead, a crash on the velodrome track landed him in two hospitals where his out-of-state, out-of-network surgeries garnered huge bills.

An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information

By Will Stone June 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the covid-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.

Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers

By Will Stone April 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Scientists who study the post-illness syndrome are taking a close look at patients’ reports of this unexpected benefit of the vaccine.

Covid’s Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries

By Michelle Andrews June 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Even after recovering from covid, many patients experience respiratory or other problems and, since this effect of the virus is so unpredictable, medical experts aren’t sure when it is safe to undergo elective surgery. But medical experts are setting up guidelines.

FDA Seeks a New Way to Review Old Drugs Without Causing Prices to Soar

By Harris Meyer April 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A misguided federal program called the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, which put the FDA’s stamp of approval on old drugs, led to higher prices. It’s scrapped. So now what?

More Than 100 Missouri Schools Have Bought ‘Often Unproven’ Air-Cleaning Technology

By Lauren Weber and Sarah Fentem, St. Louis Public Radio June 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Across Missouri, more than 100 schools have spent over $3.5 million — often at the taxpayers’ expense — snapping up ionization and other air-purifying devices in an attempt to keep kids safe from covid-19. But experts warn the largely unregulated technology hasn’t been thoroughly tested in classroom settings and is “often unproven.”

‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Get Another Look After Indiana, Colorado Shootings

By Christie Aschwanden April 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

It’s unclear whether “red flag” laws — which allow the seizure of guns from a person deemed dangerous — help prevent mass shootings or should have been applied to the suspects in recent shootings in Boulder, Colorado, and Indianapolis.

In His Continued Sparring With Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul Oversimplified the Science

By Julie Appleby March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Kentucky lawmaker was right that a recent study offered evidence that vaccination and previous infection appear to neutralize covid-19. But experts say that doesn’t mean people should be complacent.

‘Injections, Injections, Injections’: Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold February 22, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In May 2021, Lags Medical Centers, one of California’s largest chains of pain clinics, abruptly closed its doors amid a cloaked state investigation. Nine months later, patients are still in the dark about what happened with their care and to their bodies.

Detecting Rare Blood Clots Was a Win, But US Vaccine Safety System Still Has Gaps

By JoNel Aleccia May 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

With some 100 million Americans fully vaccinated, the U.S. is relying on a patchwork network of vaccine monitoring systems that lack the breadth and depth of large, population-based programs, experts said.

Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 31, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Hospitalizations are down 62% for childhood respiratory illnesses, a study shows. Masking and social distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check this flu season.

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.

By April Dembosky, KQED March 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason Black Americans might hesitate to take the covid-19 vaccine. But many people say that current racism in health care and lack of access deserve more attention to move more Black Americans toward vaccine protection.

The Hype Has Faded, but Don’t Count Out Convalescent Plasma in Covid Battle

By JoNel Aleccia March 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The once-promising therapy that infuses blood plasma from recovered covid-19 patients into newly infected people, theoretically to boost immunity, has suffered setbacks. But some proponents say it’s too early to abandon the treatment.

Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways

By Liz Szabo March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Researchers are testing treatments to overcome autoimmune reactions that begin when the body’s defenses respond to the coronavirus.

California and Texas Took Different Routes to Vaccination. Who’s Ahead?

By Anna Almendrala and Sandy West April 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California stresses equity for minority groups. Texas is all about personal choice and liberty. Both are struggling to vaccinate Latinos and contending with vaccine hesitancy among conservative communities.

Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstacles

By Anna Almendrala May 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A new survey shows that unvaccinated Hispanics are almost twice as likely as unvaccinated Blacks or whites to want a covid vaccination. But many still face a variety of access problems, ranging from fear to time squeeze.

Doctors Debate Use of Blood Thinners to Prevent Clots in Women After C-Sections

By Harris Meyer March 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

One group of maternal health experts in 2016 urged doctors to give all women heparin shots after C-sections, barring specific medical risks for individual patients. But many physicians disagree, questioning whether wide use of the drug is effective, worth the cost and safe, since it carries the risk of bleeding.

Stark Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccinations, State-Level CDC Data Shows

By Hannah Recht and Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber May 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Black Americans’ vaccination rates still trail all other groups, while Hispanics show improvement. Native Americans show the strongest rates nationally.

The Hard Realities of a ‘No Jab, No Job’ Mandate for Health Care Workers

By Christine Spolar June 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Despite a hearts-and-minds campaign and millions spent in incentives, managers struggle to get staffs vaccinated against covid. Some workers have threatened to quit over the pressure to get a shot, which employers can’t afford.

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: I’ve Recovered From Covid. Why Do I Still Have to Mask Up?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The simple answer is that enough remains unknown about covid transmission, post-infection immunity and the threat of emerging variants that masks are still advisable.

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