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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.

Long Drives, Air Travel, Exhausting Waits: What Abortion Requires in the South

By Sarah Varney August 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Restrictive abortion regulations enacted across the South require women to drive across state lines to find safe services. With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to Roe v. Wade, abortion rights defenders say long drives and wait times could become the norm across much of America.

Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients to Cities, Straining Hospitals

By Alex Smith, KCUR November 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Critically ill rural patients are often sent to city hospitals for high-level treatment, and as their numbers grow, some urban hospitals are buckling under the added strain. Meanwhile, mask-wearing and other pandemic prevention measures remain spotty in rural counties.

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.

Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story

By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media August 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.

Birx Tells Hill Panel White House Tried To Limit Covid Guidance To States

June 24, 2022 Morning Briefing

Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as the coronavirus coordinator for President Donald Trump, testified that administration officials were giving the president “dangerous ideas” about fighting the virus and withheld reports from states about the spread of covid.

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.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Still Waiting for That Trump Health Plan

August 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump keeps promising a comprehensive plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. And he keeps not delivering. Meanwhile, members of Congress and White House officials seem unable to agree on a new COVID-19 relief bill. And Missouri becomes the sixth state where voters approved a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Despite Pandemic Threat, Gubernatorial Hopefuls Avoid COVID Nitty-Gritty

By Katheryn Houghton and Matt Volz October 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the pandemic continues to cast shadows on everyday life, some candidates for governor are talking about everything except the specifics of how they would manage COVID-19 into the future.

In Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers

By Rachel Scheier August 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic is racing through packed apartment blocks as Mexican and Central American workers bring the virus home to their families.

Another Coronavirus Casualty: California’s Budget

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young and Rachel Bluth May 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Before the coronavirus hit, California was looking at a budget surplus of more than $5 billion and lawmakers were debating how to increase the size of government health programs. Now, the state faces a deficit, program cuts, high unemployment — and no significant investment in public health funding at a time when the state needs it the most.

The Mask Hypocrisy: How COVID Memos Contradict the White House’s Public Face

By Lauren Weber and 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.

Children’s Mental Health Is In Its Own Pandemic: Study

August 9, 2022 Morning Briefing

The coronavirus pandemic dramatically increased anxiety and depression in kids ages 3 to 17, according to the recent annual “Kids Count” study from child welfare charity the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Separately, The Washington Post highlights increasing mental health issues in tween girls.

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.

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.

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.

Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine

By Ashley Gold May 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic offers an opportunity to use artificial intelligence programs to help doctors in COVID-19 diagnosis. But some leading hospital systems have shelved their AI technology because it wasn’t ready to roll.

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.

Thousands of Minks Dead as COVID Outbreak Escalates on Utah Farms

By JoNel Aleccia October 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 is killing minks. So far, it appears infections likely spread from people to minks, not from minks to people.

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.

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