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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.

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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.

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El sistema de pruebas para COVID de la Casa Blanca no protegió al presidente

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Liz Szabo October 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El diagnóstico de COVID-19 del presidente Donald Trump está generando nuevas preguntas sobre la estrategia de la Casa Blanca para realizar pruebas y contener la propagación del virus.

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On Front Lines, First Responders Brace For Coronavirus ― And Their Own Protection

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Emergency medical technicians, ambulance crews and some firefighters are facing new threats from the coronavirus, which could put their normal contingency plans to the test.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Es difícil decir si es COVID, síntomas por inhalar humo… o la gripe que ya llega

By Mark Kreidler September 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Por los incendios en California, pacientes llegan a los centros de salud con síntomas similares a los de COVID. Y hay que seguir los protocolos.

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Coronavirus Is Keeping Me Home From Work. Will I Get Paid?

By Michelle Andrews March 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

If you are sick from the coronavirus outbreak or sent home, your financial protections may vary depending on what state you live in.

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Listen: Which Is The Greater Threat — The Coronavirus Or The Flu?

February 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News reporter Liz Szabo talked to Connecticut Public Radio about the risks of the novel coronavirus compared with influenza.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes May 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

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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.

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Latest New Coronavirus Leap: From Dogs

May 21, 2021 Morning Briefing

Scientists warn of a pattern of regular and frequent coronavirus emergence. They’ve discovered a coronavirus supposedly transmitted from a dog.

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Hisopado bucal tomado por el paciente, próximo paso para detectar el coronavirus

By David Tuller May 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Algunos expertos sugieren que este enfoque de auto recolección puede proporcionar una forma más fácil de tener pruebas masivas en los Estados Unidos.

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COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The federal government expects vaccinations to be available to everyone who wants them by summer — though glitches are inevitable. If enough of us get vaccinated, we could wave goodbye to the pandemic in 2021.

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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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The COVID-19 Bailout That’s Left Every Hospital Unhappy In Its Own Way

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Despite intense lobbying for a piece of the $100 billion bailout pot, big New York hospitals and rural systems alike say they aren’t getting a fair share.

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Testing In California Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth May 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It’s hard to overstate how uneven access to critical coronavirus test kits remains in the nation’s largest state. Even as some Southern California counties are opening drive-thru sites to make testing available to any resident who wants it, a rural northern county is testing raw sewage to determine whether the coronavirus has infiltrated its communities.

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Big Brother Wants To Track Your Location And Health Data. And That’s Not All Bad.

By Julie Appleby and Victoria Knight April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Big data plays a critical role in the success of current public health efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Privacy advocates, though, are watching closely.

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Biden Falsely Blames Trump Administration For Rejecting WHO Coronavirus Test Kits (That Were Never Offered)

By Victoria Knight and Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact March 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Biden’s statement leaves out context about how countries decided on which test they’d use to identify the presence of the coronavirus.

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