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An Ickier Outbreak: Trench Fever Spread by Lice Is Found in Denver

By Markian Hawryluk July 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Three people around Denver have confirmed cases of trench fever, and another person is suspected of having the rare disease, carried by body lice. A scourge during World War I, the illness is the latest problem to emerge as everyone’s attention is diverted to COVID-19.

Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays And Uncertainty As Coronavirus Cripples Hospitals

By Will Stone April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As hospitals across the country are forced to delay or cancel certain medical procedures in response to the surge in patients with COVID-19, those hard choices are disrupting care for some people with serious illnesses.

The COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For the first time since 2017, Medicaid enrollment has begun increasing again, but not by as much as many analysts expected.

Ex-West Virginia Health Chief Says Cuts Hurt Virus Response

By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press July 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic.

‘We’re Not Going To Normal 2019’: Experts Offer Roadmap For Next Covid Steps

March 7, 2022 Morning Briefing

A group of public health experts released a report for pandemic-weary Americans suggesting the next course. While advocating for treating covid like other high-risk respiratory illnesses, they outline scenarios for how that shift could play out. Other news outlets take stock after two years of the coronavirus.

Bingeing on Doom: Expert on the ‘Black Death’ Attracts Cult Following

By JoNel Aleccia July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A 2016 series on the 14th-century plague became must-see TV during spring’s COVID-19 outbreak — and flooded Purdue medievalist Dorsey Armstrong with questions about parallels between that pandemic and the current crisis.

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.

Listen: What Counts In Measuring The Full COVID Death Toll? It’s Complicated

June 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole on “Colorado Edition” and appeared on WNHN’s “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen” to discuss his recent story on how difficult it is to measure the full death toll from the pandemic.

Shortfall Of Comfort Care Signals Undue Suffering For Coronavirus Patients

By Liz Szabo March 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Families worry that overwhelmed hospitals won’t be able to provide palliative care for loved ones stricken with COVID-19.

Behind The Byline: ‘Everybody Hit Record’

July 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Check out KHN’s video series — Behind The Byline: How The Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care coverage that does not quit.

Battling A Pandemic Across 4,750 Square Miles And 10 Million People

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles County’s health leader describes the struggle for data and resources in the coronavirus fight.

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.

Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus

By Julie Appleby April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Emergency rule changes by the federal government and some insurers have made telemedicine a useful tool.

Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It’s OK To Grieve.

By Stephanie O'Neill March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

To weather uncertain times, it’s important to acknowledge and grieve losses — even if they seem small in the scheme of the global pandemic, psychologists and grief experts say.

Democrats Strip Covid Funds From Spending Deal; Bill Passes House

March 10, 2022 Morning Briefing

In a surprise move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that the $15 billion earmarked for covid relief would be removed from the budget package. Pandemic measures in the legislation were contentious with both Democrats and Republicans, though for different reasons. Pelosi says a standalone coronavirus relief bill would be put to the floor this week.

Telemedicine Surges, Fueled By Coronavirus Fears And Shift In Payment Rules

By Phil Galewitz March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Americans are suddenly seeking care by connecting with a doctor electronically. Helping drive that trend, medical providers can now charge as much as they would for an office visit.

As Congress Weighs COVID Liability Protections, States Shield Health Providers

By Susan Jaffe May 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under pressure from organizations representing doctors, nurses, hospitals and other care providers, a handful of states are offering them protections from civil lawsuits over medical treatment.

Was The Novel Coronavirus Really Sneaky In Its Spread To The U.S.? Experts Say No.

By Shefali Luthra March 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Public health professionals dismissed the president’s claims that the spread of the coronavirus, in particular, and the threat of a pandemic, in general, snuck up on us as being “simply astonishing” and “simply untrue.”

Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials

By Arthur Allen December 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some years from now, infants and school-aged children will probably be the mainstay of a universal vaccination program against COVID-19 in the United States. But first, doctors want to be sure that newfangled vaccines won’t harm them.

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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