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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.

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.

Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming

By Mark Kreidler September 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Respiratory symptoms stemming from coronavirus infection and smoke inhalation are too similar to distinguish without a full workup. This is complicating the jobs of health care workers as wildfires rage up and down the West Coast.

Covid Strikes Clergy as They Comfort Pandemic’s Sick and Dying

By Bruce Alpert February 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Spiritual leaders risk their own lives and health to tend to covid’s victims and their loved ones.

Young Doctor Succumbs to COVID, One of the South’s Many Health Workers Lost

By Alastair Gee, The Guardian October 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A 28-year-old Texas doctor tested positive in early July and died in September — one of a dozen young health workers nationwide whose deaths from the coronavirus have been profiled by KHN and The Guardian as part of the “Lost on the Frontline” project.

Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

COVID Runs Amok in 3 Detroit-Area Jails, Killing At Least 2 Doctors

By Natalia Megas, The Guardian July 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Amid overcrowding and a shortage of personal protective equipment, at least 208 workers and 83 inmates in the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office jail system have been infected with the coronavirus.

As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible

By Anna Almendrala July 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although younger people are hospitalized and die less frequently than their elders when infected with COVID-19, their cases are harder to trace. As a result, the virus is spreading uncontrollably throughout much of Southern California. Even hospital staffs are affected by community spread.

Will Labor Day Weekend Bring Another Holiday COVID Surge?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Epidemiologists are having a hard time predicting whether Labor Day will be like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, when celebrations fanned the flames in coronavirus hot spots around the South and West.

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.

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.

Scientist Has ‘Invisible Enemy’ In Sights With Microscopic Portraits Of Coronavirus

By Markian Hawryluk May 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As an electron microscopist at the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, Elizabeth Fischer has captured stunning images of emerging pathogens such as Ebola, the MERS coronavirus and now SARS-CoV-2.

Covid Forces Cohousing Communities to Examine Shared Values and Relationships

By Judith Graham April 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

How do dozens of people living communally decide what to do during a public health crisis when members have varying tolerance for risk and different opinions about safe practices?

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.

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Jackie Fortiér, LAist June 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.

Can Vaccination and Infection Rates Add Up to Reach Covid Herd Immunity?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A financial research firm offered its take on when states might be reaching the sought-after status of herd immunity. But some experts say the analysis is oversimplified.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats in Array (For Now)

August 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a highly produced, made-for-TV political convention, Democrats papered over their differences on a variety of issues, including health care, to show a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to complicate efforts to get students back to school, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Shefali Luthra of The 19th 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.

Wear a Mask. If Only It Were That Simple.

By Michael McAuliff and Julio Ochoa, WUSF and Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio October 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health experts agree masks are the cheapest, best weapon against the coronavirus pandemic. But how should mask-wearing be enforced? Mandates? Fines? Polite requests? It’s hard to figure out what works as President Donald Trump’s behavior keeps the debate alive over whether they should be worn at all.

‘It’s About Love and Solidarity’: Mutual Aid Unites NYC Neighbors Facing COVID

By Elizabeth Lawrence July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Mutual aid groups, in which volunteers give their time and resources to help others in the community, are seeing a resurgence in New York with the coronavirus pandemic.

Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here’s Why.

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR August 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Massachusetts offers support and resources for people isolating because of COVID-19 — helping them make choices that keep everyone safe. Experts say that is work that more states need to fund.

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