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El discurso anti inmigrante complica la vacunación contra covid en estados del sur

By Sarah Varney February 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Mientras el país se embarca en la abrumadora tarea de vacunar, a muchos funcionarios de salud se les dificulta la tarea de vacunar a 11 millones de indocumentados.

Fauci Says COVID Vaccine Trials Could End Early If Results Are Overwhelming

By Liz Szabo September 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The nation’s top infectious disease official is confident that an independent panel will base vaccine approval on science, not politics.

Masks Reveal Cultural Disconnect As L.A.’s Chinese Community Braces For Coronavirus

By Anna Almendrala January 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Since two cases of the mysterious new coronavirus were reported in Southern California, Chinese immigrants have begun donning face masks. The practice is common in China but goes against official guidance in the U.S., and that’s causing conflict in local schools.

En Seattle, enfermeras se vuelven creativas para cuidarse y trabajar en medio de la pandemia

By Will Stone March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Al aumentar el número de pacientes con coronavirus, escasean las máscaras y otros equipos de protección. Y las enfermeras de Washington recurren a métodos alternativos para cuidarse y cuidar a los pacientes.

Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart October 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.

Trump’s Comparison Of COVID-19 Death Rates In Germany, US Is Wrong

By Shefali Luthra May 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts agreed that Trump’s statement is not supported by the data.

As The Coronavirus Spreads, Americans Lose Ground Against Other Health Threats

By Liz Szabo February 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Health care experts thought the battle was won against heart disease, measles, smoking, STDs and other life-threatening conditions and behaviors. Better think again.

Obama: GOP’s Stance On Preexisting Conditions Off-Base, Especially During Pandemic

By Shefali Luthra April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The former president’s statement highlights a clear difference of opinion that will likely come up often on the campaign trail.

Some Hospitals Continue With Elective Surgeries Despite COVID-19 Crisis

By Jenny Gold March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even as many states put a moratorium on elective surgeries in a desperate effort to preserve dwindling stocks of protective gear, hospitals in other pockets of the country continue to perform a range of elective procedures. Some staff members and ethicists are voicing concerns.

OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.

By Aneri Pattani and Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett November 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Four workers died at a facility with one of the largest U.S. outbreaks, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration never conducted an inspection. It’s a pattern that’s played out across the nation, a KHN investigation finds.

For Each Critically Ill COVID Patient, a Family Is Suffering, Too

By Charlotte Huff October 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Because loved ones are often kept apart from critically ill COVID-19 patients, the families may be especially vulnerable to symptoms including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that can be debilitating.

Nurse’s Faith Led Her To Care For Prisoners At A New Jersey Jail

By Christina Jewett April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Daisy Doronila had a different perspective than most who worked at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, a New Jersey lockup 11 miles from Manhattan. It was a place where the veteran nurse could put her Catholic faith into action, showing kindness to marginalized people.

Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health

By Brian Krans June 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Courtrooms aren’t built for social distancing, and pandemics don’t offer ideal conditions for fulfilling the right to a speedy trial. But, eventually, every court in the nation will have to reckon with a return that may risk safety to some degree.

¿Cómo evitar el coronavirus? Lecciones de personas cuyas vidas dependen de ello

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

Personas que recibieron trasplantes de órganos, que están en quimioterapia o viven con enfermedades crónicas, conocen bien las normas de higiene que ahora se promueven.

Pandemic Stresses Already Fragile Rural Health Care Systems

April 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Newsy’s “Morning Rush” and WAMU’s “1A” show to talk about the challenges facing rural America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inside Meals On Wheels’ Struggle To Keep Older Americans Fed During A Pandemic

By Bruce Horovitz April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Its older volunteers are staying home and its clients, mostly age 75 and up, are more vulnerable than ever.

No Masking The Best Way To Avoid The Scary Coronavirus: Wash Your Hands

By Elisabeth Rosenthal January 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

While covering the SARS outbreak as a reporter in China, KHN’s editor-in-chief saw that common sense is the best defense against viral illness.

They Cared for Some of New York’s Most Vulnerable Communities. Then 12 Died.

By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian August 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Immigrant health workers help keep the U.S. health system afloat — and they’re dying of COVID-19 at high rates.

Trump Administration Uses Wartime Powers To Be First In Line On Medical Supplies

By Christina Jewett and Lauren Weber April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As states scour the world for masks and other protective medical equipment, the federal government has repeatedly invoked a little-known clause in the Defense Production Act to step to the front of the line for sought-after health supplies.

When Prisons Are ‘Petri Dishes,’ Inmates Can’t Guard Against COVID-19, They Say

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Indiana prisoners said they can’t protect themselves from the virus, as the governor resists calls to reduce overcrowding. “Scared for our lives,” said an inmate.

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