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Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic

By Julie Rovner March 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.

“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.

PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn

By Jessica Glenza, The Guardian August 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The rolling shortages of personal protective gear continue even in hospitals, as buyers look directly for manufacturers — often through a maze of companies that have sprung up overnight.

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.

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.

COVID Exodus Fills Vacation Towns With New Medical Pressures

By Markian Hawryluk and Katheryn Houghton and Michelle Andrews September 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As people leave COVID-stricken cities to settle semi-permanently in vacation communities, locals assess how these new residents are changing demands on medical services.

Delta Now Responsible For More Than Half Of New US Covid Infections

July 7, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the more transmissible delta variant, or B.1.617.2, is now estimated to be the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S. The rapid growth worries public health experts.

As Threat of Valley Fever Grows Beyond the Southwest, Push Is On for Vaccine

By Jim Robbins September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Efforts are underway to bring to market a vaccine for valley fever, a fungal infection with COVID-like symptoms that occurs in the deserts of the Southwest. The illness is getting more attention as cases rise and a warming climate threatens to spread it through the West.

With No Legal Guardrails for Patients, Ambulances Drive Surprise Medical Billing

By Laura Ungar September 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Studies show that at least half of ground ambulance rides across the nation leave patients with “surprise” medical bills. And a $300-a-mile ride is not unusual. Yet federal legislation to stem what’s known as balance billing has largely ignored ambulance costs.

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.

Shingles Vaccination Rate Soars But Leaves Many Behind

By Phil Galewitz July 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A federal study finds 35% of people 60 and older were vaccinated for shingles by 2018, up from 7% in 2008, but low-income people and those who are Black or Hispanic are far less likely to get vaccinated.

Señales de una “vacuna sorpresa en octubre” alarma a científicos de carrera

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

El presidente Donald Trump, que parece decidido a anunciar una vacuna para COVID-19 antes de las elecciones, podría autorizarla legalmente a pesar de las objeciones.

Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?

By Jenny Gold and 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.

Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?

By Alex Smith, KCUR June 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts say a bit of extra drinking isn’t a problem for many people, but they recommend watching out for specific behaviors that signal addiction.

COVID-19: las farmacéuticas elogiadas por Trump mandan dinero a Biden

By Jay Hancock October 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Revirtiendo una tendencia en las contribuciones de las farmacéuticas, que enviaban mucho dinero a los republicanos, en lo que va de 2020 la industria se ha inclinado hacia los demócratas.

McDonald’s Says Customers Must Wear Masks; Louisiana Mandates Them, Too

August 3, 2021 Morning Briefing

People who crave a Big Mac in an area with high or substantial transmission of the coronavirus will be required to wear a face covering inside the restaurant. In Louisiana, the requirement also includes schools and colleges. Other mask news is from Michigan, Maine, New York, California and Oklahoma.

Now On The Menu At Closed Schools: Drive-Thru Lunches

By Anna Almendrala March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As schools shutter to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, many districts are still offering free meals to their most vulnerable students. In two Southern California districts, families roll through school lunch drive-thrus to grab hot meals.

Tragic Covid Benchmarks: 650,000 Dead In US; More 2021 Cases Than All Of 2020

September 8, 2021 Morning Briefing

As the American death toll ticked past 650,000 people, the nation also broke another record: 20,146,000 confirmed covid cases in just over 8 months exceeded last year’s total. Altogether, 40 million cases have been reported in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘When It Starts Getting Into Your Local Hospital, It Becomes Real’

By Lauren Weber April 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Located about 45 minutes from New Orleans in one of the hardest-hit counties nationally, the 25-bed rural St. James Parish Hospital has hunkered down as staffers became infected, patient intake numbers have doubled, and intubations have skyrocketed. This is what it looks like inside a rural hospital when COVID-19 hits.

Wildfires’ Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After the Smoke Clears

By Katheryn Houghton September 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As fires burn longer and closer to cities throughout the West, researchers are trying to understand the lasting health impacts by studying a Montana town previously smothered by wildfire smoke.

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