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Readers and Tweeters Give Tips on Treating Diabetes and Long Covid

April 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Protests And The Pandemic

June 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The outrage over the death of an African American man, George Floyd, after he was restrained and knelt on by Minneapolis police officers has sparked national protests, including in places where the coronavirus is still spreading. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s attempt to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization could have ramifications for Americans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Agnes Carey of KHN and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews Jonathan Oberlander, a University of North Carolina health policy professor and the editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, about articles examining the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of health inequity and structural racism.

‘Please Tell Me My Life Is Worth A LITTLE Of Your Discomfort,’ Nurse Pleads

By Anna Almendrala July 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health care workers on the front lines of the COVID crisis have spent exhausting months working and self-quarantining off-duty to keep from infecting others, including their families. Encountering people who indignantly refuse face coverings can feel like a slap in the face.

¿Viajas para el Día de Acción de Gracias? Deberás atravesar la barrera de COVID

By Anna Almendrala October 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En todo el mundo, los feriados nacionales han impulsado la propagación de COVID-19 de manera explosiva. Expertos comparten consejos y sus propias experiencias.

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz December 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Everyone — from toilet paper manufacturers to patient advocates — is lobbying state advisory boards, arguing their members are essential, vulnerable or both — and, thus, most deserving of an early vaccine.

Under Pressure, Florida Governor Finally Orders Residents To Stay Home

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Florida joins more than 30 other states and the District of Columbia that have similarly restricted residents and businesses. Florida was the only state with more than 5,000 coronavirus cases that had yet to act.

Para frenar al coronavirus, distanciamiento y conciencia social

By Julie Appleby March 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Cuáles son las diferencias entre auto-control, auto-cuarentena, aislamiento y distanciamiento social. Todas medidas de salud pública en vigencia en distintas partes del país.

Por el bienestar de los abuelos, buscan reabrir hogares de adultos mayores

By Judith Graham March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Ahora es el momento de aliviar a los residentes del abrumador y brutal aislamiento, dice un grupo cada vez más grande de expertos, cuidadores, consumidores y médicos.

Biden’s Big Health Agenda Won’t Be Easy to Achieve

By Julie Rovner October 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Much like President Barack Obama, a President Biden could find his health policies initially sidelined by economic issues — in his case, caused by the pandemic.

CDC Coronavirus Testing Decision Likely To Haunt Nation For Months To Come

By Rachana Pradhan March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave huge cities roughly the same number of test kits as some rural spots, which crippled efforts by health officials to contain the virus.

How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester March 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the new coronavirus continues its spread through the U.S., the general public can look for guidance from millions of Americans with weakened immune systems who long ago adopted the rules of infection control that officials tout to avoid contagion.

Open (Your Wallet) Wide: Dentists Charge Extra For Infection Control

By Phil Galewitz June 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A growing number of dental offices across the country are now charging patients an “infection control fee” of $10 to $20 to pay for masks, face shields, gowns and air purifiers to help keep the offices free of the coronavirus.

Hospitales infantiles enfrentan los casos de niños con covid “de largo plazo”

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Aunque las estadísticas indican que la mayoría de los niños se han librado de los peores efectos de covid, se sabe poco sobre los que desarrollan una enfermedad grave.

Democratic Super PAC Uses Familiar Political Play To Hit Trump On Medicare

By Victoria Knight June 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

This is a tactic that we’ve seen before.

Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network

By Michelle Andrews July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health plan network changes occur all the time as doctors retire, relocate or leave networks. Unfortunately, patients may be the last to find out about such changes because there are often few requirements that either providers or insurers inform them.

Montana’s Tribal Nations Preserve COVID Restrictions To Preserve Their Cultures

By Kathleen McLaughlin June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some of Montana’s Native American nations are holding firm on coronavirus protections even as the rest of Montana reopens. They’ve got more at stake, they say, in protecting their elders who preserve their endangered culture.

California Shies Away From Calls To Eliminate Restrictions On Nurse Practitioners

By Rachel Bluth April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Many states are dramatically loosening regulations on nurse practitioners as the coronavirus pandemic increases demand for health care workers. But not California.

Más de 900 trabajadores de salud han muerto por COVID-19 en los Estados Unidos. Y la cifra aumenta

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian and Shoshana Dubnow August 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Con más casos de COVID, y la grave escasez de equipos de protección, trabajadores de salud se enfrentan de nuevo a peligros mortales, en especial en los estados del sur y el oeste.

Listen: Why It Takes So Long To Get COVID-19 Test Results

April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Appleby talks about the behind-the-scenes steps that can add time to the process of testing for the coronavirus.

Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 ‘Contact Tracers’ To Battle COVID-19

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“I know we will succeed somewhat and we will fail somewhat,” says one of the plan’s chief architects. “We won’t be able to find every single person — but we will hopefully prevent a lot of deaths.”

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