Covid no discrimina por edad: dramático aumento de casos en adultos jóvenes
By Will Stone
May 4, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Es tanto una señal del éxito del país en la protección de los adultos mayores con la vacunación como un recordatorio urgente de que las generaciones más jóvenes pagarán un alto precio si se permite que siga habiendo brotes en todo el país.
Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID Data Leaves States in the Lurch
By Alex Smith, KCUR
July 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Missouri Hospital Association says the switch of data collection from the CDC to a new HHS contractor is “a major disruption.” In Kansas, the move likely will delay hospitalization data.
Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID Guidance And Pile On Health Risks
By Jakob Rodgers
June 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Authorities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.
By Michelle Andrews
February 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
On Monday, the federal insurance exchange reopened for an unusual midyear special enrollment period. People who are uninsured can buy a plan, and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so. Here are some answers about how it works.
Trump White House Interfered With CDC Covid Reports, House Panel Finds
October 18, 2022
Morning Briefing
Routine “bullying” and job threats by Trump administration officials led to changes in pandemic-related public health guidance to suit the White House’s political message on issues like masking and travel bans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials told the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis.
The Best COVID Warning System? Poop and Pooled Spit, Says One Colorado School
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 3, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 6% of large universities with in-person classes are routinely testing all students. For many institutions, that strategy is out of reach. To get ahead of the virus, Colorado State University is experimenting with a combination of sewage monitoring and a lesser-known approach to pool testing.
Cancer Vaccine Possible By 2030, BioNTech Co-Founders Say
October 17, 2022
Morning Briefing
BioNTech’s Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci say mRNA technology at the heart of their company’s covid vaccine could be repurposed so that it primed the immune system to attack cancer cells instead of invading coronaviruses, The Guardian reports. Plus, the latest efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.
No, the WHO Didn’t Change Its Lockdown Stance or ‘Admit’ Trump Was Right
By Victoria Knight
October 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The World Health Organization has been consistent throughout the pandemic in communicating that lockdowns should be employed only when COVID-19 cases are high — to give governments and health systems time to redouble efforts. Forced closures should not be the primary strategy to combat coronavirus transmission.
My Mother Died Of The Coronavirus. It’s Time She Was Counted.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
May 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Not having an accurate, honest, nationwide way to tally COVID-19 cases will only add to the current tragedy.
Watch: Fauci, Other Health Officials Weigh California’s COVID Response
June 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California Healthline’s Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.
Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims to Curb Them ― For Now.
By Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Public Radio Martha Bebinger, WBUR Darian Benson, Side Effects Public Media
October 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.
With Senate Control at Stake, Trump and COVID Haunt Ernst’s Fight to Keep Her Seat
By Emmarie Huetteman
October 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In less than six years, Sen. Joni Ernst has gone from being a rising star in the Republican Party to running neck and neck against a political newcomer. A poll last month showed more than 1 in 3 Iowa voters think Ernst’s relationship to President Donald Trump is “too close,” and her comments about the coronavirus death toll sparked a backlash.
US Nurses At For-Profit Hospital Chain To Strike Over Cuts And PPE Shortages
By Michael Sainato, The Guardian
June 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Health care workers report understaffing, long hours and protective equipment shortages at HCA Healthcare hospitals.
‘Last Responders’ Seek To Expand Postmortem COVID Testing In Unexplained Deaths
By Michelle Andrews
May 19, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Early in the outbreak, some coroners and medical examiners didn’t have enough tests to use for people who died unexpectedly at home to see whether the coronavirus was a factor. Now, as testing gradually becomes widely available, more such mysteries could be solved.
California’s Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests COVID Undercount
By Phillip Reese
September 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California’s death count for the first five months of the pandemic was 13% higher than average for the same period during the prior three years. Subtract the deaths officially attributed to COVID-19 and experts say that still leaves scores of “excess” deaths among people of color that likely were mistakenly excluded from the coronavirus death tally.
Why Doctors Keep Monitoring Kids Who Recover From Mysterious COVID-Linked Illness
By Fred Mogul, WNYC Maria Godoy, NPR News
July 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 1,000 children worldwide have had the condition known as MIS-C — Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Children’s hospitals around the U.S. are trying to keep tabs on young people after they recover from the ailment, to gauge any long-term effects.
Consumer Beware: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Are Still A Work In Progress
By JoNel Aleccia
April 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Public officials are putting high hopes on new blood tests as a means of determining who has developed antibodies to COVID-19, and with those antibodies, presumed immunity. But experts caution the tests are largely unreliable and the science is still catching up.
Biden Seeks $400 Billion to Buttress Long-Term Care. A Look at What’s at Stake.
By Judith Graham
April 12, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Long-term care options are expensive and often out of reach for seniors and people with disabilities. The president has proposed a massive infusion of federal funding for home and community-based health services that advocates say will go a long way toward helping individuals and families.
Lights, Camera, No Action: Insurance Woes Beset Entertainment Industry Workers
By Michelle Andrews
September 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Many actors, directors, backstage workers and others in the entertainment industry are often eligible for health coverage through their unions, a model that some experts promote for other gig workers. But coverage is determined by past employment, and many of these professionals aren’t working because of the coronavirus.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Change Is in the Air
November 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Former Vice President Joe Biden remains on the cusp of being declared the winner of the presidential election, and which party will control the Senate next year remains in question. The outcomes of both the presidential and Senate elections will have dramatic effects on the health agenda. Meanwhile, should President Donald Trump eke out a win, his administration is still pushing some sweeping health changes. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
