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A Teen’s Death From COVID

By Tarena Lofton June 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Andre Guest was just fine one day. The next, he was fighting for his life.

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Dying Young: The Health Care Workers in Their 20s Killed by COVID-19

By Alastair Gee, The Guardian August 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A database of deaths compiled by KHN and The Guardian includes a significant minority under 30, leaving shattered dreams and devastated families.

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‘Red Dawn Breaking Bad’: Officials Warned About Safety Gear Shortfall Early On, Emails Show

By Rachana Pradhan and Christina Jewett March 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As President Donald Trump called the nation “in good shape” to handle COVID-19, a cache of emails released by officials in Washington state show that top public health authorities feared gear shortages and doctor safety in the early epicenter of sickness and deaths.

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Hoping That Insurance Expansion Will Help Tamp Outbreak, 9 States Reopen Marketplaces

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The states are allowing new enrollments this month to help ease consumers’ concerns about the cost of health care so that the sick will not be deterred from seeking medical attention and inadvertently spread the virus.

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No Conclusive Results Reached In 90-Day Probe Of Covid Origins: Reports

August 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

U.S. intelligence agencies delivered a preliminary classified report to President Joe Biden on Tuesday summarizing the findings of its investigation into the emergence of the coronavirus, news outlets report.

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COVID Spikes Exacerbate Health Worker Shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

By Katheryn Houghton October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 infections and quarantines are pulling health professionals off the front lines, exacerbating staffing woes that existed in large, rural states well before the pandemic.

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Con el nuevo coronavirus, ¿quién es un “contacto cercano”?

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester February 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

La forma en que se propaga un virus y la gravedad de la enfermedad que causa determina la forma en que los oficiales de salud deciden cuántas personas corren riesgo de contagio.

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Are Vital Home Health Workers Now A Safety Threat?

By Phil Galewitz March 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hundreds of thousands of health care workers go into homes to provide important services for seniors and disabled people. But with the rising concerns about the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, especially for older people, these health workers could be endangering their patients and themselves.

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‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge

By JoNel Aleccia July 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For three years, staffers at UCLA Health have been quietly fulfilling final wishes for dying patients in the intensive care unit. Amid the isolating forces of the pandemic, their work has become all the more meaningful.

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La decisión de los CDC sobre la prueba del coronavirus atormentará al país por meses

By Rachana Pradhan March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los kits iniciales para la prueba del coronavirus se distribuyeron casi por igual en localidades de los 50 estados. Sin pensar demasiado aquéllas zonas que realmente los necesitaban con urgencia.

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As The Country Disinfects, Diabetes Patients Can’t Find Rubbing Alcohol

By Lauren Weber April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Demand has exploded for rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs, which are being deployed in the disinfection fight against the coronavirus. Now, people with diabetes who rely on the products for infection control are left scrambling.

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In Fine Print, HHS Appears To Ban All Surprise Billing During The Pandemic

By Emmarie Huetteman April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Language in the CARES Act says providers who take emergency funding cannot balance-bill coronavirus patients ― and “every patient” is considered a possible COVID-19 patient.

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If You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options

By Julie Appleby June 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.

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Brote de coronavirus en Washington revela riesgo en los centros de adultos mayores

By JoNel Aleccia March 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En los Estados Unidos, 2.2 millones de personas viven en entornos de atención a largo plazo y pueden estar en mayor riesgo debido a la edad y a condiciones de salud subyacentes.

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California Nurse Thrived In ER and ICU, But Couldn’t Survive COVID-19

By Christina Jewett April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Jeff Baumbach, 57, was a seasoned nurse of 28 years when the novel coronavirus began to circulate in California. He’d worked in the ER, the ICU and on a cardiac floor. Hepatitis and tuberculosis had been around over the years but never posed a major concern.

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Consultorios de pediatría luchan por adaptarse y sobrevivir en medio de COVID-19

By Jenny Gold April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Miles de pediatras viven una nueva realidad: reducción de ingresos, padres aterrorizados y escasez de equipos de protección, mientras atienden a los potenciales vectores de la infección.

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Persiguiendo el esquivo sueño de una cura para COVID-19

By Liz Szabo May 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hay más de 1,250 estudios de COVID-19 en marcha. Las farmacéuticas están invirtiendo miles de millones en el desarrollo de medicamentos y vacunas eficaces para poner fin a la pandemia.

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Tomarse la temperatura: consejos para monitorear un síntoma clave de COVID-19

By Shefali Luthra April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Siempre nos han enseñado que la temperatura humana promedio es de 98.6 grados Fahrenheit. Sin embargo, esta medida difiere con la edad y hasta con el momento del día en el que se la toma.

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¿Es hora de discutir los potenciales efectos secundarios de las vacunas para COVID? Científicos dicen que sí

By JoNel Aleccia and Liz Szabo November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Dicen que hay que informar a los consumidores, para que se preparen para efectos secundarios que, en realidad, pueden significar que las vacunas funcionan.

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Preocupa aumento de médicos y enfermeras en cuarentena por exposición al coronavirus

By Jenny Gold March 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

¿Va a haber suficiente personal de salud para atender a los pacientes? El número de profesionales de salud en cuarentena por exposición al virus aumenta dramáticamente.

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