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Crooked Media and KHN’s ‘No Mercy’ Dissect Fallout After Rural Hospital Shuts

November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Crooked Media’s “America Dissected” explores the rural health crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Podcast guest KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal said: “I expect we’ll see a lot more rural hospital failures.”

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Transition Interrupted

November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the president-elect nearly everywhere but inside the Trump administration, where the president refuses to concede and has ordered officials not to begin a formal transition. That is a particular problem for health care as the COVID-19 pandemic surges. Meanwhile, there’s good news on the vaccine front, but it’s unlikely one will arrive by winter. And the ACA was back before the Supreme Court — again. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Shefali Luthra of the 19th News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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.

Análisis: el invierno llega para los bares. Cómo salvarlos. Y salvarnos.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal October 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Son lugares de alto riesgo de propagación. ¿Por qué no compensar a los propietarios para que cierren sus negocios para proteger la salud pública?

San Francisco Wrestles With Drug Approach as Death and Chaos Engulf Tenderloin

By Rachel Scheier January 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19, distrust of police and cheap narcotics have turned parts of the wealthy city into cesspools of filth and drug overdose. City officials and residents profoundly disagree on what needs to be done.

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.

Covid ‘Doesn’t Discriminate by Age’: Serious Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults

By Will Stone May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their covid patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who remain unvaccinated.

Fauci Thanks US Health Workers for Sacrifices but Admits PPE Shortages Drove Up Death Toll

By Jessica Glenza, The Guardian April 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Exclusive: The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says health workers ‘have lived up to the oath they take’ but says shortages of protective gear have contributed to excess deaths.

As Vaccine Demand Slows, Political Differences Go on Display in California Counties

By Anna Almendrala May 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California officials are optimistic they can vaccinate millions more before hitting a hard wall of vaccine resistance.

When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back

By Alex Smith, KCUR November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fear and uncertainty about the coronavirus have made online patient support groups fertile ground for the spread of misinformation. But some in these groups make fact-checking a part of the mission to support fellow COVID sufferers.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccines Coming Soon but COVID Relief Bill Still Stalled

December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even as the Food and Drug Administration nears emergency authorization for the first vaccine to protect against COVID-19, Congress remains at loggerheads over a COVID relief bill that could also provide the funding to fully distribute the vaccines. Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden announced the first members of his health team. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Michael Mackert of the University of Texas-Austin, an expert on communicating public health information.

Seniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter

By Judith Graham November 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Older adults are deliberating what to do as days and nights turn chilly and coronavirus cases rise across the country. Some are forming “bubbles” with small groups of friends who agree on pandemic precautions and will see one another in person. Others are planning to go it alone.

Maryland County Pledges Investigation of Health Worker’s Coronavirus Death

By Laura Ungar August 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The disease intervention specialist at the Prince George’s County Health Department was among at least 20 department employees infected by the coronavirus, union officials say. The outbreak underscores the stark dangers facing the nation’s front-line public health army.

Covid Testing, Critical To Halting Spread Of Virus, Has Slumped

May 11, 2022 Morning Briefing

Experts say coronavirus testing has dropped anywhere from 70% to 90% worldwide from the first to second quarter of 2022, AP reports. In other news, Bill Gates — the target of anti-vaccine conspiracists — has tested positive for covid.

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.

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.

NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo September 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The AstraZeneca trial is on hold in the U.S. as scientists try to unravel whether a rare neurological condition is linked to the vaccine. But regulators are frustrated by a lack of information from the drugmaker.

Trump’s Lame-Duck Status Leaves Governors to Wing It on COVID

By Matt Volz November 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As coronavirus cases surge, state officials can’t afford to wait for a new president to take office before taking action. But some governors’ initiatives seem to be little more than policy tweaks or symbolic gestures.

Is Rand Paul Mixing Up the Vaccine Message for Covid Survivors?

By Victoria Knight June 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The scientific literature shows that natural immunity does provide protection against covid-19, but experts say getting vaccinated can provide additional protection against variants.

Despite Pandemic, Newsom Declines to Boost Local Public Health Budgets — Again

By Angela Hart May 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for the third consecutive year, rejected new state funding for local public health departments. Frustrated legislative leaders and public health officials are trying to change his mind.

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