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COVID-19 abruma a las terapias intensivas en la frontera

By Heidi de Marco June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A pesar que la mayoría de los hospitales de California no tuvieron un aumento dramático de pacientes, algunas instalaciones cerca de la frontera con México se han visto desbordadas.

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As Problems Grow With Abbott’s Fast COVID Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire

By Rachana Pradhan June 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

After the FDA issues a public warning about the test, one of its senior officials says point-of-care coronavirus tests can miss 20% of cases and still be considered useful. Public health experts are split.

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Coronavirus Goes Viral

March 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The rapidly spreading coronavirus has led to the cancellation of sporting events, conferences and travel, with Congress and President Donald Trump scrambling to catch up to the spiraling public health crisis. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has issued long-awaited rules aimed at making it easier for patients to carry copies of their medical records. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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Employers Require COVID Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety

By Harris Meyer July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses as part of its latest pandemic bailout package, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job.

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Help Wanted: Retired Doctors And Nurses Don Scrubs Again In Coronavirus Fight

By Michelle Andrews March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As they prepare for an onslaught of coronavirus patients, health officials in New York and other states urge retired medical professionals to rejoin the ranks.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

October 15, 2021 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on a TikTok bone salesman, plant-based diets, Selma Blair, the coronavirus, the Nipah virus and more.

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La pandemia interrumpe una mina de oro: las cirugías de reemplazo articular

By Bernard J. Wolfson August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las pérdidas de ingresos en hospitales y centros de cirugía ambulatoria pueden haber superado los $5,000 millones sólo por las cancelaciones de los reemplazos de rodilla y cadera.

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COVID-Plagued California Nursing Homes Often Had Problems In Past

By Jordan Rau and Anna Almendrala May 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Nursing homes with COVID-19 infections tend to violate health rules more often and have more complaints and fines, records show. But infections also plague highly rated facilities — while sparing some low-ranked ones.

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For EMTs, There’s No ‘Rule Book’ For Facing A Pandemic And Protests At Once

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez June 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Emergency medical technicians, who have been on the front lines against the coronavirus, also play a key role in helping provide care during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.

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El color de COVID: ¿los ensayos de vacunas reflejan la diversidad de Estados Unidos?

By JoNel Aleccia July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las personas de raza negra y las latinas (que pueden ser de cualquier raza) tienen tres veces más probabilidades de infectarse con el coronavirus que causa COVID-19 que las personas blancas no hispanas

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Palliative Care Helped Family Face ‘The Awful, Awful Truth’

By Will Stone May 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Elizabeth and Robert Mar would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in August. Instead, they died within a day of each other. Their two very different deaths illustrate how palliative care is changing to help patients and families cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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In Fast-Moving Pandemic, Health Officials Try to Change Minds at Warp Speed

By Katheryn Houghton December 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It typically takes years of persuasion to change habits in the name of health safety. Local officials who are stuck with the responsibility of enforcing statewide pandemic-related mandates are trying to transform behavior fast.

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Liberan a miles de presos para prevenir brotes de coronavirus

By Mark Kreidler April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las cárceles estatales y de los condados confinan a los presos muy cerca uno del otro, tanto que es casi imposible seguir las pautas establecidas por los CDC.

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In Coronavirus Relief Bill, Hospitals Poised To Get Massive Infusion Of Cash

By Julie Rovner March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The legislation scheduled to go before the House for a vote Friday provides nearly $200 billion in aid for hospitals. That includes payments for expenses or lost revenues from the coronavirus pandemic, interest-free loans and changes in Medicare reimbursements.

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Mientras los departamentos de salud se enfocan en COVID, mosquitos vuelan libres

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Lauren Weber July 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Todos los recursos de salud pública están enfocados en COVID, dejando volar libres a millones de mosquitos, sin control, que pueden transmitir enfermedades potencialmente mortales.

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Millennial Zeitgeist: Attitudes About COVID-19 Shift As Cases Among Young Adults Rise

By Victoria Knight April 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Twenty- and 30-somethings were initially told the coronavirus was more likely to strike older people. But then people in younger age groups started getting seriously sick.

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CVS y Walgreens desperdician cerca de 130,000 dosis de vacunas contra covid

By Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan May 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

De los datos de los CDC, no resulta claro por qué las dos cadenas desperdiciaron mucha más vacuna que las agencias estatales y federales.

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Temperature Check: Tips For Tracking A Key Symptom Of Coronavirus Contagion

By Shefali Luthra April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Taking one’s temperature is not as easy as it sounds. For one reporter, the first challenge was finding a thermometer.

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As Coronavirus Spreads, Workers Could Lean On ACA Coverage Protection

April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner discusses the role of the Affordable Care Act in helping to provide coverage to people affected by the virus’ economic repercussions.

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Drugmakers Tout COVID-19 Vaccines To Refurbish Their Public Image

By Jay Hancock May 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Vaccines and antivirals have long been an afterthought but Johnson & Johnson and other firms are widely publicizing how they might stop COVID 19.

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