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‘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.

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.

How Well Does Your Nursing Home Fight Infections? Look It Up Here

By Jordan Rau and 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.

Coronavirus Crisis Dominates Biden’s First 100 High-Stakes Days

April 26, 2021 Morning Briefing

From the pandemic response and vaccination program to the expansion of access to Obamacare, President Joe Biden has made a flurry of moves that impact U.S. health care policy. News organizations audit his first 100 days in office.

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 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.

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.

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.

Tinnitus, Hearing Damage Linked To Coronavirus Infections In Study

March 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, the CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain has died by suicide after suffering post-covid symptoms, including severe tinnitus. Other reports note children can be long-haul covid patients, too, and research shows 17% of U.K. covid patients had a skin rash as the first symptom.

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.

Biden Administration Taps Gayle Smith As Global Coronavirus Coordinator

April 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

Smith is the former director of the U.S. Agency for International Development. In other White House news, U.S. officials reportedly are helping AstraZeneca find a new manufacturing partner after the mix-up at Emergent BioSolutions’ plant in Maryland.

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.

Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

June 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on the coronavirus, covid vaccines, IVF, Bill Gates, the human brain and more.

School Districts Grapple With Quarantines, Face Masks And Fear

By Anna Almendrala February 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, school districts, especially those with large Chinese student populations, are in uncharted territory as they apply new federal travel rules to their students. Some also are weighing requests from parents that are more about fear than science, such as whether to allow students with no travel history to stay home from school.

If Pandemic Is A Marathon, How Many Miles Are Left To Go? Experts Weigh In

May 5, 2021 Morning Briefing

BioNTech founders and Dr. Anthony Fauci comment on what the future path of the coronavirus pandemic could look like.

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.

‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ One Doctor Says Of Her Emergency Room

By Will Stone and Leila Fadel, NPR News April 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Lack of protective gear and fears about all the unknown aspects of COVID-19 are parts of the mosaic of stress facing doctors and nurses on the front lines of the pandemic.

Republican Convention, Day 4: Fireworks … and Shining a Light on Trump’s Claims

By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact August 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination to seek reelection for a second term as president in front of a partisan audience that appeared to largely lack masks and opt against social distancing.

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite GOP Resistance

By Alex Smith, KCUR August 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Missouri is the sixth state to use a ballot initiative to extend Medicaid eligibility. Most of the remaining states that have not expanded Medicaid are Republican-leaning states in the South.

During A Pandemic, States’ Patchwork Of Crisis Strategies Could Mean Uneven Care

By Markian Hawryluk March 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

If a coronavirus pandemic were to hit the U.S., only 36 states have blueprints for “crisis standards of care” to sort out who gets what kind of medical care amid scarce resources. And not all the plans are of high quality. That means health care providers in some states will be better prepared for a crisis than others — but all could face tough decisions.

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