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What Does Recovery From COVID-19 Look Like? It Depends. A Pulmonologist Explains.

By Judith Graham April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Reports offer a glimmer of hope, especially for older adults.

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Distritos escolares lidian con cuarentenas, mascarillas y miedo

By Anna Almendrala February 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Los distritos pisan territorio desconocido cuando aplican reglas federales a sus cuerpos estudiantiles. Y muchas veces toman decisiones sin orientación oficial.

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Nearly 2,900 Migrant Minors Test Positive For Coronavirus Over One Year

March 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

Data on covid infections in migrant children detained in government shelters include 300 currently in the system. Elsewhere, figures show hospitalizations for older citizens are falling and Congress begins to plan what to do if a future pandemic strikes.

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California Hospitals Face Surge With Proven Fixes And Some Hail Marys

By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California is entering the most critical period in its battle against COVID-19, and may need thousands of hospital beds and ventilators to accommodate a surge of critically ill patients. Hospitals are taking extreme measures, such as using 3D printers to make ventilator parts and turning cafeterias into wards.

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Postal de la crisis: vendedores ambulantes de Los Angeles no pueden dejar de trabajar

By Anna Almendrala April 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A diferencia de la mayoría de los estadounidenses, que pronto recibirán cheques de estímulo, miles de trabajadores luchan en estos días por comer, pagar la renta y enviar dinero a sus familias.

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Los incendios forestales son otra razón para usar máscaras

By Bernard J. Wolfson August 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El humo de más de 300 incendios forestales en California está asfixiando a mucha gente en el centro y norte del estado y expandiendo sustancias tóxicas en el aire.

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True Toll Of COVID-19 On U.S. Health Care Workers Unknown

By Christina Jewett and Liz Szabo April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Infection-report forms rarely indicate who is a health worker or whether they survived. States and hospitals tend to keep quiet, citing patient privacy.

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First US Case Confirmed Of Coronavirus Transmitted Through Organ Transplant

February 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

The incident appears to be isolated — the only confirmed case among nearly 40,000 transplants in 2020. But it has led to calls for more thorough testing of lung transplant donors.

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Technology Divide Between Senior ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Roils Pandemic Response

By Judith Graham July 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Older adults with the ability to use technology have more access to virtual social interactions and telehealth services, and more opportunities to secure essential supplies online. Those who don’t know how to use it or can’t afford it are at greater risk of social isolation, forgoing medical care and being without food or other necessary items.

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‘You’re Going to Release Him When He Was Hurting Himself?’

By Brett Dahlberg, WCMU September 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Daniel Prude’s family knew he needed psychiatric care and tried to get it for him. Instead, his encounter with police hours after he was released from Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, proved fatal.

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The Nation’s 5,000 Outpatient Surgery Centers Could Help With The COVID-19 Overflow

By Cara Anthony and Liz Szabo March 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A coalition of anesthesiologists wants to repurpose the country’s more than 5,000 surgery centers to serve as emergency overflow amid the coronavirus pandemic. The centers have trained medical staff largely sitting idle, anesthesia machines that could be turned into ventilators, and empty medical space. But obstacles such as federal payment rules, logistics and some skepticism are getting in the way.

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Salud sobre ruedas: casas rodantes ofrecen tratamiento contra la adicción en comunidades rurales remotas

By Markian Hawryluk September 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las clínicas ambulantes está llevando el tratamiento de la adicción a zonas rurales remotas, en donde los pacientes carecen de acceso inmediato a medicinas y servicios.

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Pressure Rises For ‘Transparent’ Investigation Into Covid’s Origins

May 26, 2021 Morning Briefing

Speaking at the World Health Assembly, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pushed for a “transparent, science-based” follow-up investigation into where the coronavirus pandemic originated. Reports note the matter is causing political turmoil.

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The Costs Of Safely Reopening A High-End Restaurant

By John M. Glionna June 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The shifting federal guidelines about how to reopen during the pandemic have perplexed many small-business owners, including the Prestifilippos, who dug deep into their wallets to provide a new kind of dining experience they hope is safe.

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Social Media Fears About Lack Of Coverage For Protest Injuries Are Overblown

By Michelle Andrews June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

After some protests over the death of George Floyd resulted in violence, online discussions raised concerns that health plans might deny medical coverage. Although plans do sometimes make exclusions for “illegal acts” or riots, experts say concerns by people who are protesting Floyd’s death may be overstated.

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Cómo COVID tiñe la experiencia de los salones de belleza

By Markian Hawryluk May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A medida que salones, guarderías y oficinas reabren, deben ajustarse a las nuevas pautas diseñadas para ayudar a la economía y evitar la posibilidad de que la pandemia recrudezca.

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Doctors Say Covid Symptoms Are Changing, Now Look More Like A Cold

July 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

Upper respiratory symptoms such as congestion, runny nose and headache seem to be increasing among those found to have the coronavirus. In other research news: vaccinated people who get covid appear to carry less of the virus; some wildlife may be able to spread covid to humans; and more.

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US Rapidly Approaching 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths

January 15, 2021 Morning Briefing

According to mortality data analyzed by The New York Times, the nation has already passed that tragic mark with over 400,000 more Americans dead than would normally be since last March. And no end is sight, with a sustained 200,000 new cases or more reported every day.

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Trump Tells Supporters ‘It’s A Great Vaccine, It’s A Safe Vaccine’

March 17, 2021 Morning Briefing

Former President Donald Trump backed the coronavirus vaccines developed during his administration, as concern grows over hesitancy among Republicans.

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Millions Of Older Americans Live In Counties With No ICU Beds As Pandemic Intensifies

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas and Jordan Rau and Liz Szabo and Jay Hancock March 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News analysis shows that counties with ICUs average one ICU bed for every 1,300 older residents, those most at risk for needing hospitalization.

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