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Telemedicine Is a Tool — Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch

By Elisabeth Rosenthal May 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic has demonstrated that virtual medicine is great for simple visits. But many new types of telemedicine promoted by start-ups more clearly benefit providers’ and investors’ pockets, rather than yielding more convenient, high-quality and cost-effective medicine for patients.

‘It Doesn’t Feel Worth It’: Covid Is Pushing New York’s EMTs to the Brink

By Martha Pskowski, The Guardian February 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Struggling with low pay and high stress, New York paramedics and EMTs are reaching a breaking point.

Religiosos enferman de covid mientras confortan a enfermos y moribundos

By Bruce Alpert February 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Esta labor espiritual es la clave del trabajo de los capellanes de los hospitales, pero puede exponerlos a la propagación de virus en el aire o, a veces, a través del tacto.

A Primary Care Physician for Every American, Science Panel Urges

By Noam N. Levey May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

It’s time to consider primary care a “common good” akin to public education and shore up the foundation of the pandemic-battered U.S. health system, report says.

Paciente de transplante muere después de recibir pulmones infectados con covid

By JoNel Aleccia February 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

El incidente parece ser aislado, el único caso confirmado entre casi 40,000 trasplantes realizados en 2020. Pero ha generado el pedido de que se hagan pruebas más exhaustivas a los donantes.

The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord

By Lauren Weber July 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At the center of the nation’s delta variant outbreak, public health efforts are mired in a political turf war.

Covid-Certified Businesses Try to Woo Leery Patrons

By Christie Aschwanden February 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials in Colorado have joined forces with local businesses in a new program meant to encourage people to shop and dine in a covid-crippled economy.

Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines

By Arthur Allen November 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Drugmakers will walk away with massive profits, but much of the pioneering work on mRNA vaccines was done with government money.

Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

By Elisabeth Rosenthal November 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a new interview, the nation’s top infectious disease expert tells us how to survive the coming months and describes how hard it is when people still insist the coronavirus outbreak is “fake news.”

Misterioso remedio: vacunas ayudan a enfermos de covid de largo plazo

By Will Stone April 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Es posible que las vacunas eliminen restos del virus o sus fragmentos, que interrumpan una respuesta autoinmune perjudicial o que, de alguna otra manera, “restablezcan” el sistema inmunitario.

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.

Trusted Messengers May Help Disenfranchised Communities Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Persuading vulnerable low-income and ethnic communities hit hard by the coronavirus to take a new vaccine may be challenging. But established local health leaders, like a group in Rochester, Minnesota, may be one answer.

In Los Angeles, Latinos Hit Hard By Pandemic’s Economic Storm

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist September 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A new poll finds 71% of Latino households in Los Angeles County experienced serious financial problems because of the coronavirus.

Prayers and Grief Counseling After COVID: Trying to Aid Healing in Long-Term Care

By Judith Graham November 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With employees emotionally drained and residents suffering from loss, many nursing homes and assisted living centers are working with chaplains, social workers and mental health professionals to help people deal with the effects of the coronavirus.

La pandemia de covid-19 está devastando a los profesionales de salud de color

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian January 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Las personas de color representan aproximadamente el 65% de las muertes en los casos en los que hay datos registrados de raza y etnia.

Científicos dicen que una píldora diaria para tratar covid estaría a meses de distancia

By JoNel Aleccia September 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los medicamentos que se están investigando tendrían el potencial de interferir con la capacidad del virus para replicarse en las células humanas.

Frente a la próxima pandemia

By Jim Robbins January 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

La creciente invasión de entornos naturales a medida que aumenta la población mundial hace que la pregunta sea cuándo ocurrirá otra pandemia mortal, no si ocurrirá.

What It Means When Celebrities Stay Coy About Their Vaccine Status

By Eric Berger June 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

St. Louis Blues leading scorer David Perron took 10 days to explain he had indeed been vaccinated before he caught covid-19, which knocked him from playing in the NHL playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche. His case and those of other public figures raise questions about the role of celebrity in enticing people to get covid vaccinations.

‘It’s a Mission’: Volunteers Treat Refugees Massing at the Border

By Heidi de Marco June 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A growing number of Mexican and Central American migrants are trying to cross into the U.S. at the southern border. Volunteers at one free clinic in Tijuana tend to the health needs of migrants waiting for their immigration cases to come up — and simply trying to survive in packed and dangerous encampments.

Montana Tribe Welcomes Back Tourists After Risky Shutdown Pays Off

By Aaron Bolton, MTPR June 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

When the Blackfeet tribe shut down the roads leading to the eastern side of Glacier National Park, businesses worried for their future. But it worked, and with one of the nation’s highest covid vaccination rates, the reservation has reopened to visitors.

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