Plastic Barriers May Actually Worsen Spread Of Coronavirus, Research Finds
August 20, 2021
Morning Briefing
The dividers can impede the natural air flow of a room, leading to aerosol buildup and potentially higher concentrations of the virus that causes covid, recent studies suggest. However, they appear to be beneficial at slowing the transmission of larger particles from sneezing and coughing.
During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
By Julie Appleby
December 3, 2020
KFF Health News Original
COVID-19’s “long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of the disease — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here’s help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
As Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him
By Jay Hancock
October 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump has been heralding drugmakers as “great companies.” Yet in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Trump is not feeling the love in pharma contributions. Former Vice President Joe Biden is, even though his proposed policies could dent the industry’s profitability.
En medio de la pandemia, dentistas vuelven a ofrecer atención de rutina con miedos y dudas
By Phil Galewitz
May 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los expertos en control de infecciones señalan que los pacientes, los dentistas y su personal deben sopesar sus riesgos, que varían según el lugar donde viven, su edad y otros factores.
As Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Jenny Gold
November 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California’s ping-ponging approach to managing the pandemic — twice reopening large portions of the service sector economy only to shut them again — has residents and business owners on edge. But experts say the push and pull on businesses may be what success looks like in much of the U.S. for months to come, given COVID-19’s pervasive spread.
Photo Essay: LA Under Lockdown
By Heidi de Marco
March 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Californians are under orders to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus — and the result is that some of Southern California’s best-known spots are shuttered or deserted, from Santa Monica Pier to Olvera Street.
Por la cuarentena, hay menos accidentes de tránsito y faltan órganos para donaciones
By April Dembosky
May 19, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Del 8 de marzo al 11 de abril, el número de donantes de órganos que murieron en accidentes de tránsito disminuyó un 23% en todo el país, en comparación con el mismo período del año pasado.
A Colorado Ski Community Planned To Test Everyone For COVID-19. Here’s What Happened.
By Christie Aschwanden
April 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A couple decided to donate a new test from their company to enable coronavirus testing for everyone in their ski resort community. It was an experiment that promised to show what widespread testing could do to fight the spread of COVID-19. But even the best-intended plans run into problems during this pandemic.
When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
June 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.
‘Essential’ Or Not, These Workers Report For Duty
By Heidi de Marco
April 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In Los Angeles County and beyond, people continue to toil through the coronavirus pandemic, often in positions that put them in constant contact with the public. Many are low-wage workers who can’t afford to stop working.
Most Home Health Aides ‘Can’t Afford Not to Work’ — Even When Lacking PPE
By Eli Cahan
October 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Home health aides flattened the curve by keeping the most vulnerable patients — seniors, the disabled, the infirm — out of hospitals. But they’ve done it mostly at poverty wages and without overtime pay, hazard pay, sick leave or health insurance.
Cerca de la casa de Trump, las pruebas de COVID-19 al paso tuvieron un comienzo difícil
By Phil Galewitz
March 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A pesar de las reiteradas afirmaciones de la Casa Blanca de que las pruebas estarán disponibles para todos, para los residentes de West Palm Beach, la realidad fue muy diferente.
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.
Cien millones de vacunas contra covid en 100 días no nos hará volver a la normalidad
By Victoria Knight
February 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los epidemiólogos estiman que es necesario inocular al menos al 70% de la población para que se alcance la inmunidad colectiva, para poder frenar la pandemia.
‘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.
Adultos mayores sin familia o amigos quedan atrás en la carrera por vacunarse
By Judith Graham
February 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Aunque los datos no están ajustados por edad, los adultos mayores de color han tenido muchas más probabilidades de enfermarse gravemente y morir de covid que los adultos mayores caucásicos
Hospital Suppliers Take To The Skies To Combat Dire Shortages Of COVID-19 Gear
By Christina Jewett Lauren Weber
March 25, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As the coronavirus sweeps the nation, a new survey reveals widespread medical gear shortages while hospitals give up on a fractured supply chain and take matters into their own hands with planes sprinting past cargo ships.
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.
A Family With Five Doctors — And Two COVID Deaths
By Natalia Megas, The Guardian
June 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A New Jersey family tried everything they could to save their father and sister, but faced shortages of protective gear and grim hospital conditions.
More Than 200M People In The World Have Had The Coronavirus
August 5, 2021
Morning Briefing
It took about a year to reach 100 million cases, but only six months to double that.
