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Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study

By Phil Galewitz and JoNel Aleccia August 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

People have flooded U.S. testing sites with requests to participate in the pivotal, late-stage clinical trials of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

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.

20 Million AstraZeneca Doses Stockpiled In US

April 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

In other news from across the country, hucksters tout fake coronavirus cures, and Hollywood thinks it can help correct vaccine misinformation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

President Of Tanzania, A Covid Denier, Dies Amid Rumors He Had Coronavirus

March 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

The official announcement said President John Magufuli died of heart complications. Magufuli had railed against masks and said that God had helped the country eliminate the virus. As vaccine rollouts began, he also discouraged his Health Ministry from securing doses for Tanzania, The New York Times said.

‘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.

Experts Down Play Lab-Leak Theory Amid Covid Origins Debate

July 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

Bat scientists in particular are saying no one may accurately pin down the origin of the novel coronavirus. In other covid developments: breathalyzer test may be in the works, though, making it easier to detect it. And a worrying report notes a British woman died infected with two variants.

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.

Deaths Among Medicare Patients In Nursing Homes Jumped 32% Last Year

June 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

The report from the HHS inspector general found that about 4 in 10 Medicare recipients in nursing homes had or likely had covid in 2020, and that deaths overall jumped by 169,291 from the previous year, before the coronavirus appeared.

Abbott’s Fast COVID Test Poses Safety Issues, Lab Workers Say

By Rachana Pradhan April 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

HHS said this test would “save personal protective equipment.” But Abbott’s very design ― devised for mobile testing — means those working with specimens need even more protection, experts warn.

Unclassified Report Of US Covid Origins Probe Expected To Be Released

August 26, 2021 Morning Briefing

President Joe Biden was briefed yesterday by intelligence officials on the 90-day review he had ordered. Before anything has even been released to the public, China criticized the investigation as “propaganda.” Meanwhile, a group of scientists warn that time is running out to get the necessary data to truly pinpoint the source of the coronavirus that sparked the global pandemic.

Probe Of The Origins Of Covid Roils Nations

April 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

Bat or pangolin? Yunnan or somewhere in Southeast Asia? The initial source of the coronavirus remains a mystery as China tries to deflect the focus to other places.

Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again.

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

First, businesses started to reopen; then racial justice protesters flooded the streets. Social distancing is beginning to fade. Are you ready for a second wave of COVID-19 infections ― and a renewed lockdown?

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.

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.

Hospital Executive Charged In $1.4B Rural Hospital Billing Scheme

By Lauren Weber and Barbara Feder Ostrov June 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In an investigation last year, KHN detailed the rise and fall of Miami businessman Jorge A. Perez’s rural hospital empire, which spanned eight states and encompassed half of the rural hospital bankruptcies in 2019.

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