Ejercicio y dieta son más importantes que nunca en tiempos de coronavirus
By Bernard J. Wolfson
September 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
En tiempos de COVID, el desafío es doble: proteger nuestra salud, incluyendo nuestro sistema inmunológico, mientras se lucha contra las tentaciones poco saludables.
As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio Carrie Feibel, NPR
December 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — It’s the health care workforce.
Orange County Struggles With Health Equity — And Battles State Restrictions
By Anna Almendrala
November 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Disneyland can’t reopen until Orange County’s coronavirus infection rates improve — especially among its poorest and most vulnerable residents. Local officials are protesting the requirements, saying the economy will suffer, and residents’ health along with it.
COVID Stalks Montana Town Already Saddled With Asbestos Disease
By Nate Hegyi
October 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Residents of a small Montana community exposed to decades of asbestos contamination are taking extra precautions to keep COVID-19 away.
Trabajadores agrícolas en alto riesgo de contraer coronavirus y sin protección federal
By Victoria Knight
August 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Viven hacinados, durmiendo en literas y compartiendo baños y cocinas. Y aunque son trabajadores esenciales, suelen no tener seguro médico o licencia paga por enfermedad.
Behind The Byline: The Count — And the Toll
By Lydia Zuraw
August 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Check out KHN’s video series Behind the Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care coverage that does not quit.
With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda
By Angela Hart Samantha Young
December 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has already begun discussing California health care priorities with Xavier Becerra, tapped this week by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.
Mientras los vulnerables esperan, cónyuges de políticos reciben la vacuna contra covid
By Laura Ungar
January 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los políticos que recibieron la vacuna junto con sus cónyuges dijeron que querían dar el ejemplo y generar confianza. Pero algunos cuestionan esta razón.
CDC Adds Covid Jab To Routine Lineup; Scientific Find Offers Clues To Virus
February 10, 2023
Morning Briefing
The CDC on Thursday formally added covid vaccines to its immunization schedule for kids and adults, joining other shots like polio, measles, and chickenpox. In other news on the virus, researchers in Australia have discovered a protein in the lungs that sticks to coronavirus like Velcro and forms a natural protective barrier in a person’s body.
In California, Caregivers of People With Disabilities Are Being Turned Away at COVID Vaccine Sites
By Jackie Fortiér, LAist
March 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be near the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. But some are hitting roadblocks at vaccination sites.
How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
By Sarah Jane Tribble Arthur Allen
September 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
With real-time data streaming in from highly specialized researchers in the U.S. and abroad, NIH scientists became convinced that boosting the covid-19 vaccine was needed to save lives, prompting the president to announce a plan with a Sept. 20 start date. Scientists at the regulatory agencies weren’t yet convinced. A meeting Friday will determine what happens next. Here’s the story from behind the scenes.
They Pledged to Donate Rights to Their COVID Vaccine, Then Sold Them to Pharma
By Jay Hancock
August 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Advocates of cheap and widely available vaccines thought the pandemic might change business as usual. They were wrong.
California’s Top Hospital Lobbyist Cements Influence in Covid Crisis
By Samantha Young
January 26, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Carmela Coyle, who represents California’s hospitals in the state Capitol, is a power player whose clout has grown during the pandemic. Though she hasn’t won every battle, she has helped shape the state’s response to the crisis.
A Child’s Death in the Heartland Changes Community Views About COVID
By Sara Shipley Hiles
December 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As America enters a dark winter with no national directives against COVID-19, Washington, Missouri, faced the same dilemma numerous other communities are grappling with: enact restrictions to curb the pandemic or leave people to their own will? Then a local 13-year-old died.
No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
December 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As some patients linger near death, staffers at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center seek ways to expand capacity for a surge of cases that isn’t letting up.
Public Health Experts Fear a Hasty FDA Signoff on Vaccine
By Arthur Allen
July 29, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The FDA must approve any coronavirus vaccine before it’s widely distributed, but political pressure could cloud the decision.
At Lake Of The Ozarks, It’s (Almost) Business As Usual, Despite The Coronavirus
By Sara Shipley Hiles
June 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
This popular resort area gained national attention for a viral video showing Memorial Day partiers disregarding guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Now, with summer looming and at least one COVID-19 case connected to the gathering, it reflects the difficult balance between safety and tourism.
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.
The Mask Hypocrisy: How COVID Memos Contradict the White House’s Public Face
By Lauren Weber Katheryn Houghton
October 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
When in public, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence join crowded rallies where many do not wear masks. Behind the scenes, the White House is recommending states adopt mask mandates and even fines — leaving it up to local officials to handle the consequences.
Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination
By Liz Szabo
January 25, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Thousands of people died shortly after inoculation, but their deaths weren’t related to getting a vaccine.
