Worst Covid Cases Concentrated In Six States
December 8, 2021
Morning Briefing
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois account for the majority of the country’s increase in covid hospitalizations. And an Illinois lawmaker wants unvaccinated hospital patients in Illinois to pay their own coronavirus medical bills out of pocket.
¿Deberías sacar a tus padres de hogares y llevarlos a tu casa durante la pandemia?
By Judith Graham
March 31, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Las familias se enfrentan a ese dilema. En los hogares de vida asistida los adultos mayores tienen alimentos y cuidado médico. En la casa tienen el amor de la familia.
¿Es hora de discutir los potenciales efectos secundarios de las vacunas para COVID? Científicos dicen que sí
By JoNel Aleccia 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.
Medicaid Nearing ‘Eye Of The Storm’ As Newly Unemployed Look For Coverage
By Shefali Luthra Phil Galewitz Rachel Bluth
April 3, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The coronavirus outbreak has forced millions out of work and the federal-state health program for low-income people could face unprecedented strains as many states don’t necessarily have the resources or systems in place to meet the demand.
Newsom’s Ambitious Health Care Agenda Crumbles In A ‘Radically Changed’ World
By Angela Hart
April 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California Gov. Gavin Newsom charged into 2020 with ambitious — and expensive — proposals to increase health insurance coverage, reduce homelessness and tackle drug prices. Then came COVID-19.
Fighting COVID And Police Brutality, Medical Teams Take To Streets To Treat Protesters
By LJ Dawson
June 11, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Off-duty medical professionals joined protests in Denver and elsewhere sparked by George Floyd’s death to treat injured protesters, risking injury themselves.
Consejos médicos para los pacientes que se recuperan de COVID-19
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
April 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Como en tantos otros aspectos de este nuevo coronavirus, determinar cuándo un paciente se ha recuperado sigue siendo terreno incierto. Hay directrices, pero la información sobre la enfermedad es limitada.
“Esenciales” o no, estos trabajadores siguen en sus puestos
By Heidi de Marco
April 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Entre las personas que siguen trabajando, sin el lujo de poder hacerlo desde casa, hay un alto porcentaje de trabajadores con salarios bajos, que ganan un promedio de $10,22 por hora.
Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs ‘Kick Your Door In’
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
March 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In an interview, Dennis Carroll, who until last fall headed up the emerging threats unit at USAID, spoke about the threat of more germs, like the novel coronavirus, appearing and whether the world is prepared for this pandemic.
Los casos de sífilis en California impulsan un año récord de ETS en todo el país
By April Dembosky
April 13, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Entre 2015 y 2019 los casos aumentaron un 74%. Hubo casi 130,000 en todo el país en 2019, según datos publicados por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.
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.
Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients
By Markian Hawryluk
April 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Most of the attention in the COVID-19 pandemic has been on how the virus affects the lungs. But evidence shows that up to 1 in 5 hospitalized patients have signs of heart damage and many are dying due to heart problems.
Analysis: One Sure Thing About COVID-19: No Telling How Many People Have It
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
March 3, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In an era when we get flash-flood warnings on our phones and weekly influenza statistics from every state, vital knowledge about the coronavirus outbreak is being kept under wraps.
Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost
June 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.
By Aneri Pattani Robert Lewis 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.
Trump’s Claim That U.S. Tested More Than All Countries Combined Is ‘Pants On Fire’ Wrong
By Shefali Luthra
May 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
When you factor in population size, the U.S. is still behind.
Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?
By Jenny Gold Rachel Bluth
March 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to “shelter in place” Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.
Si perdiste tu seguro de salud por la crisis de COVID-19, tienes opciones
By Julie Appleby
June 12, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Algunos pueden adquirir un seguro de salud bajo ACA apelando a un período especial de inscripción. Otros descubren que pueden aplicar para Medicaid. Hay alternativas pero el tiempo corre.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
March 6, 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.
How Well Does Your Nursing Home Fight Infections? Look It Up Here
By Jordan Rau Elizabeth Lucas
March 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
More nursing homes have been faulted for failing to follow practices designed to prevent and control infections than for any other type of error. Such lapses have become matters of heightened concern with the spread of the coronavirus this spring, especially as the virus is a bigger threat to the elderly.
