La política frena el flujo de fondos a las agencias para detener la pandemia
By Lauren Weber Hannah Recht Laura Ungar Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press
August 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Desde que comenzó la pandemia, el Congreso ha reservado miles de millones para aliviar la crisis. Pero parte de ese dinero no se ha distribuido, o gastado, apropiadamente.
Con récord de internaciones por COVID, la crisis ahora es la falta de personal médico
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
December 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los hospitales en gran parte del país están tratando de hacer frente a un número sin precedentes de pacientes con COVID-19 con una creciente escasez de personal médico.
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?
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.
Voz de un experto: los niveles de seguridad que propone Fauci durante COVID
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
November 19, 2020
KFF Health News Original
El doctor Anthony Fauci, la autoridad máxima en enfermedades infecciosas del país, dice que, si la mayoría de las personas se vacuna, se lograría cierta “normalidad” a mediados de 2021.
COVID en restaurantes, el fallido rastreo de contactos deja a comensales sin saber qué hacer
By Anna Almendrala
December 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Con el invierno y la gente se reúne cada vez más en interiores, muchos gobiernos locales se mueven a ciegas, al carecer de datos para crear y ajustar las políticas de restricción por COVID.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Trump Administration’s War on Fauci
July 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Case counts for COVID-19 are rising in nearly every state, yet a major campaign by the Trump administration this past week was an attempt to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci, a trusted voice in public health. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s surprise decision to protect abortion rights, there’s been a flurry of activity on reproductive health issues in lower federal courts. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
Nursing Homes Still See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
By Jordan Rau Lauren Weber Rachana Pradhan
November 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Trump administration hailed rapid tests as the way to halt COVID’s spread in nursing homes. A KHN analysis of federal data shows they’re not being used, as questions linger about accuracy and best practices.
En Los Angeles, la tormenta económica por la pandemia ha pegado fuerte en los latinos
By Jackie Fortiér, LAist
September 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los latinos ahora representan el 60% de los casos de COVID-19 en California, aunque son alrededor del 40% de la población.
These Front-Line Workers Could Have Retired. They Risked Their Lives Instead.
By Shoshana Dubnow
November 20, 2020
KFF Health News Original
An investigation by KHN and The Guardian shows that 329 health care workers age 65 or older have reportedly died of COVID-19.
In a Year of Zoom Memorials, Art Exhibit Makes Space for Grief
By Anna Almendrala
March 11, 2021
KFF Health News Original
After his father died, artist Taiji Terasaki created a ritual to memorialize him. Now, Terasaki honors front-line health care workers who succumbed to covid with an exhibit inspired by “Lost on the Frontline,” the investigation by KHN and The Guardian.
Families of Health Workers Killed by COVID Fight for Denied Workers’ Comp Benefits
By Melissa Bailey Christina Jewett
July 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Attorneys say some state workers’ compensation laws leave workers and families struggling for benefits after a COVID illness or death.
KHN on the Air This Week
September 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Listen: How Coronavirus Looms Over Prisons
March 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined WAMU’s “1A” show to talk about the unique threats coronavirus is putting on those who are behind bars and those who guard them.
Pandemic Hampers Reopening of Joint Replacement Gold Mine
By Bernard J. Wolfson
August 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The COVID-19 pandemic brought knee and hip replacements to a virtual halt because they aren’t usually considered emergency procedures. But they are profitable, and hospital systems are now counting on the surgeries to help restore their financial health.
Watch: Florida Gutted Its Public Health System Ahead of Pandemic
September 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN Midwest editor and correspondent Laura Ungar appeared on Spectrum News and Fox 35 Orlando to discuss cuts to Florida’s public health system that have hampered its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In The COVID Age, Bring A Mask And Gloves To A Protest
By Tarena Lofton
May 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
After a police shooting in Indianapolis, activists held a protest — but, recognizing the dangers of the coronavirus in a crowd, many worked to make sure demonstrators took proper precautions.
Coronavirus Patients Caught In Conflict Between Hospital And Nursing Homes
By Judith Graham
March 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Hospitals need to clear out patients who no longer need acute care. But nursing homes are alarmed at the prospect of taking patients who may have the coronavirus.
How One Indie Artist Used Her Pandemic Lockdown to Create an Album With Global Collaborators
By Chaseedaw Giles
April 6, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic-induced lockdowns have only increased the demand for music-streaming services. This independent singer wrote, recorded and produced an album with musicians around the world during the pandemic’s rolling stay-at-home mandates.
Readers and Tweeters Grapple With COVID Therapies and Forecasts
September 14, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
