Pandemic’s Bumps and Backlash Shape Montana Race Poised to Steer US Senate
By Alex Sakariassen
August 5, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Steve Bullock’s response to the pandemic has helped raise his profile as he challenges incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Daines. But it also complicates the campaign as the state sees a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and voters question some of the governor’s actions.
Oficiales de salud temen que el país no esté listo para una vacuna contra COVID-19
By Liz Szabo
September 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
El camino para entregar vacunas a 330 millones de personas sigue sin estar claro para los funcionarios de salud locales que, se espera, sean los que realicen el trabajo.
Laboratorios sin técnicos: por qué los expertos en salud pública están renunciando
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
November 2, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Enfermeras de salud pública, microbiólogos, epidemiólogos, funcionarios de salud y otros miembros del personal que defienden a la población contra enfermedades infecciosas como la tuberculosis y el VIH, inspeccionan los restaurantes y el trabajo para mantener la salud de las comunidades están abandonando el campo.
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.
Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona COVID Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order
By Will Stone
June 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Arizona is a coronavirus hot spot, with the average of daily cases more than doubling from two weeks ago.
Many People of Color, Immigrants Among Over 1,000 US Health Workers Lost to COVID
By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian Shoshana Dubnow
August 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Guardian and KHN release new figures showing that, among health care workers, a disproportionate number of immigrants and minorities have died.
What’s Missing In The Coronavirus Response
By Shefali Luthra
April 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Public health researchers offered a range of ideas — from high-tech to tried-and-true public health interventions ― that could aid the U.S. response to COVID-19.
For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’
By Charlotte Huff
November 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
COVID-19’s toll weighs heavily on nurses, who can suffer stress and other psychological problems if they don’t believe they are able to help their patients sufficiently.
La esperanza de vida de los hispanos y afroamericanos ha sufrido la peor baja desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial
By Liz Szabo
June 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
La pandemia proyectará una larga sombra sobre la salud estadounidense, lo que hará que millones de personas vivan más enfermas y mueran más jóvenes debido a las crecientes tasas de pobreza, hambre e inseguridad en la vivienda.
One College’s Pop-Up COVID Test: Stop and ‘Smell the Roses’ (Or the Coffee)
By Ann Bauer
August 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Forget those thermometers. Researchers, finding a surer link between the loss of the sense of smell and a coronavirus infection, suggest the symptom may be an easy and less expensive method for screening.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: SCOTUS, Trump Collide Over Transgender Rights
June 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Trump administration rolled back protections for transgender patients just days before the Supreme Court cemented LGBTQ rights under the Civil Rights Act. So, what now? Meanwhile, coronavirus politics reaches beyond health care settings. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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.
Fearing The Deadly Combo Of COVID-19 And Cancer
By Hannah Norman
June 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Cancer patients seeking care during the coronavirus pandemic face an array of obstacles as states reopen, such as heavily restricted in-hospital appointments and new clinical trials on hold.
Adjunct Professors: Jobs Are Low on Pay and Health Benefits With High COVID Risk
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
July 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As colleges and universities develop plans for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, these non-tenured, often part-time instructors find themselves in an especially precarious position.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Election Preview: What’s Next for Health?
October 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
How will health issues affect voter choices? What will happen if President Donald Trump is reelected or the White House goes to Joe Biden? In this special election preview episode, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Must-Reads of the Week
By Lauren Weber
July 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber drills through the vital health care policy stories of the week, so you don’t have to.
Do-It-Yourself Cheek Swab Tested As Next Best Thing To Detect Coronavirus
By David Tuller
May 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los Angeles County is providing thousands of coronavirus self-testing kits to its citizens, but public health officials are leery of the shortage of data on whether this easier method ― in which an individual swabs his or her own cheek ― is as reliable as a less comfortable but well-established technique.
Online Coronavirus Tests Are Just The Latest Iffy Products Marketed To Anxious Consumers
By Victoria Knight
March 31, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Americans are worried about the novel coronavirus, so they are turning to the internet for solutions to stem their fears. Buyer, beware. It could be dangerous.
Doctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
By Michelle Andrews 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?’: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill
December 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Congress seems on the verge of finishing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which will reportedly include neither of the things each party wanted most — for Republicans, liability protections; for Democrats, funding for states and localities. That bill is likely to be tied to a package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year and, possibly, include a fix for “surprise” medical bills that patients receive when they inadvertently receive care outside their insurance network. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner talks to Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, about the future of employer-provided health insurance.
