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All Patients Need Is A Doctor’s OK To Get Coronavirus Test. But Is There Enough To Go Around?

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

Some worry that a surge in coronavirus testing by people who have no real need may divert resources from seriously ill patients whose diagnosis is unknown, and wish the government hadn’t been so broad in giving doctors the final say in the testing.

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White House To Meet With Big Tech To Discuss Best Ways To Fight Coronavirus

March 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Twitter are expected to participate in the meeting. Meanwhile, hospitals and doctors are being urged to fast-track their telemedicine plans.

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In Los Angeles, Antibody Testing Suggests Coronavirus Cases Could Be 40 Times Higher Than Official Count

April 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

“We haven’t known the true extent of COVID-19 infections in our community because we have only tested people with symptoms and the availability of tests has been limited,” Neeraj Sood, a professor of public policy at USC and lead researcher on the study. The numbers back up what public health experts have been saying about the confirmed cases being only the tip of the iceberg.

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‘This Is Not A Time For Playing Politics’: Congress Scrambles To Pass Emergency Coronavirus Funding

February 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers discuss a spending package that would provide between $6 billion to $8 billion. They have about 10 working days to get a deal made before they’re set to leave town on a week-long recess.

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Insurers Not On The Hook For Diagnostic COVID Tests Mandated By Employers, Administration Rules

June 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

Insurance companies have been anxious for guidance from the Trump administration on whether there would be patient cost-sharing responsibility for tests required by workplaces as employees return. Under the new guidance, such testing would not be covered under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Other medical and insurance marketplace developments are also in the news.

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Sinclair Broadcasting Postpones Show Interview Blaming Fauci For Pandemic

July 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

The “America This Week” episode features medical researcher Judy Mikovits, who has claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious-disease expert, helped manufacture the coronavirus and spread it to China. In other COVID-19 news, reports on the disparity in the effects on people with diabetes, how a San Francisco wedding spread the disease, how families are viewing trips to Disney World and other developments

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‘Seriously People, Stop Buying Masks!’: The Shoulds And Shouldn’ts Of Preparing For Coronavirus Outbreak

March 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams was the latest public health official to warn Americans not to buy masks to protect themselves against the coronavirus. But what should you be doing? Experts weigh in on that and other technical aspects of the virus–like how exactly it’s killing its victims.

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Before Outbreak, Not A Lot Of Scientists Were Studying Coronaviruses, Leaving Large Gaps In Knowledge

February 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

In the past, coronavirus outbreaks inspired a flurry of interest in the field that would then quickly die out. But that means that the research has been more reactionary, which can leave scientists floundering when faced with a crisis. Meanwhile, media outlets take a look at what we do (and don’t) know about the current strain of the coronavirus.

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CDC Fumbled Early Communication With Public Health Officials, Underestimated Coronavirus Threat, Emails Reveal

March 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

ProPublica and KHN have obtained emails that show missteps from the CDC and other agencies in the early, crucial days of the outbreak. What comes through clearly is confusion, as the CDC underestimated the threat from the virus and stumbled in communicating to local public health officials about what should be done.

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Respiratory Disease Typically Fade Out In Summer, But Don’t Count On COVID-19 To Do So

June 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

There are positive signs–like the fact that coronavirus spreads far less easily in humid temperatures–that indicate the summer may help curb the pandemic. But it’s unlikely to mostly disappear like the flu and other respiratory illnesses. In other scientific news: ventilators, risk factors, rare symptoms in kids and more.

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With Fate Of Coronavirus Vaccine Hanging In Balance, Trump Adopts Friendly Tone Toward Pharma

March 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump met with pharma executives in a meeting that had once been billed as a scolding over high prices. But now that the industry is needed to help develop a vaccine for the emerging pandemic, Trump has taken a more congenial tone with the executives. Meanwhile, Stat takes a closer look at where everyone stands on developing coronavirus-related drugs and vaccines.

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Global Health Watch: China Tries To Control Death Toll Narrative; Italy Starts Talking About How To Re-Open

April 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

China and Italy continue to cope with the fallout from massive coronavirus outbreaks, while experts look to Germany to examine how that nation has, so far, avoided one.

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‘Emotions Are Filters Through Which We See Facts’: Coronavirus Outbreak Pushes All Our Fear-Based Hot Buttons

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

For example, the coronavirus is new and unfamiliar, unlike the usual seasonal flu that kills a lot more people every year than coronavirus has, and seems hard to contain by the government health experts whose job it is to do just that. On top of that there’s no current vaccine or drug used to treat it. In other news: mortality rates, how to prepare, the 2 strains of COVID-19, face masks, fighting misinformation, and more.

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Pharma Stocks Skyrocket Along With Coronavirus Fears

January 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.

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Nursing Home Staffers Helped Spread Coronavirus In Seattle When Working At Multiple Facilities

March 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

The CDC determines that Seattle-area nursing facility staff members who worked at more than one home likely transferred the virus to other elder care homes. In other news on how the industry is coping with the COVID-19 outbreak: nursing homes run low on protective equipment and Florida and Illinois facilities report more cases.

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Many Labs Say They Can Process Far More Tests Than Ordered. Experts Blame A Disorganized System.

April 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

Increased testing is crucial to returning to a semblance of normalcy, but the U.S. has failed since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak to meet demand. Labs, however, say they have the capacity and they’re just not being used.

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Not A Question Of If But When: CDC Warns Americans To Prepare For Disruptive Coronavirus Outbreak

February 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said cities and towns should plan to take measures to brace for and then contain the spread of the virus, while everyday Americans should begin thinking about working from home. “We are asking the American public to work with us to prepare, in the expectation that this could be bad,” Messonnier said. The messaging seems at odds with WHO, which has continued to emphasize that countries can curb an outbreak. In other news from the United States: San Francisco declares a state of emergency, a U.S. soldier tests positive for the virus, racism continues to persist, and more.

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Deadly Storms In South A Harsh Reminder Of The Difficulties That Come With Dueling Catastrophes

April 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

Tornadoes and severe weather storms left dozens dead in southern states that have been braced for a surge of the coronavirus. The disaster response will be severely hampered by the pandemic that is already devouring resources and attention.

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The Navy’s Response To Detecting A Sailor On Board With Coronavirus: Shove Everyone Into One Room Together

March 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Dozens of officers on the ship were called into tight quarters to be briefed on the situation, even as health experts have emphasized the need for social distancing to stop the spread of the virus.

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Critics Say New COVID Reporting System Could Overwhelm Hospitals, Lead To Drug Shortages

July 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration announced this week that hospitals should now report data about coronavirus patients, supplies and bed capacity directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In other health industry news, Georgia revised its request for changes to the insurance marketplace, and doctors and employers team up to offer a new health care payment model.

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