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Warning Sign Of Next Wave? Experts Monitor Rise In Europe’s Covid Cases

March 14, 2022 Morning Briefing

Coronavirus infections are up in places like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands — spots that have experienced spikes just before similar ones hit the U.S.

With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda

By Angela Hart and 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.

No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County

By 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.

With Vaccine Delivery Imminent, Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents

By Judith Graham December 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than half of long-term care residents have cognitive impairment or dementia, raising questions about whether they will understand the details about the fastest and most extensive vaccination effort in U.S. history.

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.

Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say

By Michael McAuliff September 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a draft study, researchers correlated cellphone data showing students’ back-to-campus movements and county infection rates to quantify how the coronavirus spread as colleges and universities reopened for the fall semester.

Analysis: You’ve Checked for Fever. Now, What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Getting out of our bunkers doesn’t mean throwing caution to the wind.

Vacuna contra el coronavirus: ¿en qué punto está la investigación?

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A principios de julio, había cerca de 160 ensayos de vacunas en todo el mundo, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Las tres vacunas más avanzadas se encuentran en la fase 3.

Doctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive

By Michelle Andrews and Lydia Zuraw April 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Medical experts are struggling to define or explain the lingering, debilitating symptoms some covid patients experience. Part of the problem is the wide range of symptoms, but doctors say getting a better understanding will mean tracking patients and their outcomes and establishing clinical trials.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Science

September 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Republicans have all but abandoned the Affordable Care Act as a campaign cudgel, judging from their national convention, at least. Meanwhile, career scientists at the federal government’s preeminent health agencies — the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health — are all coming under increasing political pressure as the pandemic drags on. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Elizabeth Lawrence about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences

January 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Several large business groups, including health industry organizations, are cutting off contributions to Republicans who voted against the certification of Joe Biden’s election even after riots shut down the Capitol on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the outgoing Trump administration not only approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee, but also made it difficult for the incoming Biden administration to undo. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Victoria Knight about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.

Sex In The Time Of COVID: Gay Men Begin To Embrace A ‘New Normal’

By David Tuller June 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Like other people, many men who have sex with men have done all they could to avoid the coronavirus. Now some are braving renewed contact while balancing risk.

By David Tuller October 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Ocho meses después del inicio de la pandemia, la prueba de saliva gana adeptos y decenas de miles de personas en todo el país se someten a estas pruebas diariamente.

‘All You Want Is to Be Believed’: The Impacts of Unconscious Bias in Health Care

By April Dembosky, KQED October 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

One woman shares her experience trying to get care in a Bay Area hospital for COVID symptoms. At nearly every turn, a doctor dismissed her complaints. Is bias part of why people of color are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus?

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.

Health Officials Worry Nation’s Not Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine

By Liz Szabo September 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation awaits a vaccine to end the pandemic, local health departments say they lack the staff, money, tools ― and a unified plan ― to distribute, administer and track millions of vaccines, most of which will require two doses. Dozens of doctors, nurses and health officials interviewed by KHN and The Associated Press expressed their concern and frustration over federal shortcomings.

Tratamiento con aceites esenciales para niños que perdieron el olfato por covid

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A medida que la pandemia de covid ha ido evolucionando en los últimos 12 meses, un número creciente de niños han desarrollado la enfermedad. Y un grupo cada vez mayor sufre síntomas de larga duración.

Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires ‘Gobbling Up the Ground’

By Miranda Green September 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Tribal leaders have worked to keep the coronavirus off their reservations because of its deadly impact on Native populations. But careful avoidance of the COVID virus has handcuffed the tribes as they face a devastating fire season.

Health Workers Unions See Surge in Interest Amid Covid

By Aneri Pattani January 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from covid-19.

Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by Taxpayers

By Sarah Jane Tribble January 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

With U.S. cases skyrocketing, demand for Gilead’s dark horse antiviral is only growing. Biden appointees propose potential legal tactics to tamp down the price for patients.

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