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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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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 14, 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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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.

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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.

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Covid Knocks US Pole Vaulter Out Of Olympics; Tokyo’s Surge Continues

July 29, 2021 Morning Briefing

Sam Kendricks, considered a medal contender, tested positive for coronavirus and is no longer eligible to compete. Separately, reports show Tokyo’s infection surge is continuing with a third record-level day, worrying Olympic officials. News outlets also discuss Simone Biles’ withdrawal.

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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.

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Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss and Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

By Aneri Pattani October 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Reports are on the rise regarding excruciating headaches, stomach upsets for weeks on end, sudden outbreaks of shingles and flare-ups of autoimmune disorders. A common thread among the complaints, one that has been months in the making, is chronic stress.

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Facebook Being Investigated Over Spread Of Vaccine Misinformation

July 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

The attorney general for the District of Columbia has subpoenaed Facebook for records related to its handling of coronavirus misinformation as part of a previously undisclosed inquiry into whether the social media giant is violating consumer protection laws, Politico reports.

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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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CDC Backs Vaccine During Pregnancy As Data Shows No Extra Miscarriage Risk

August 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

But the coronavirus poses a big risk to a healthy pregnancy, other research found. So in the face of the surging delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that pregnant women get the shot. Only about 23% in the U.S. have received at least one dose to date.

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As COVID Cases Spike, California Shifts Its Strategy

By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester June 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials have been alarmed by the increase in COVID-19 cases linked to family gatherings and socializing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is defending the state’s reopening, local health officials worry the situation could get worse this summer.

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New Moms Behind Bars Get Help From Someone Who’s Been There

By Giles Bruce October 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Nina Porter of Indiana spent most of her adulthood behind bars, even raising an infant daughter in prison. Now out of prison, she’s drawing on her struggles to create a program that helps other moms get by in a sometimes unwelcoming post-prison world.

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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.

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Hospital Suppliers Take To The Skies To Combat Dire Shortages Of COVID-19 Gear

By Christina Jewett and 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.

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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.

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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.

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Durante la inscripción de ACA, elegir un plan genera nuevas complicaciones de COVID

By Julie Appleby December 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las personas que compran su propio seguro médico enfrentan desafíos, en particular los pacientes que tuvieron COVID-19 y que presentan problemas de salud persistentes.

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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.

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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.

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Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists

By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump has the legal power to authorize a COVID vaccine over the objections of the Food and Drug Administration and vaccine manufacturers. Such a move could further erode public trust in a vaccine and foist an unsafe shot on Americans.

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