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Using Stories To Mentally Survive As A COVID-19 Clinician

By Stephanie Stephens June 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The practice of narrative medicine helps health care professionals hear the life stories behind a patient’s immediate complaints. Some doctors are finding that these skills also provide an alcove of needed reflection amid the pandemonium of COVID-19.

Study Finds Covid Deaths Of Black Women Are 3 Times White Male Rate

April 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

In other medical research news, doctors in Japan have achieved the first living-donor lung tissue transplant for a patient suffering covid lung damage, and the hunt continues for simple and effective treatments for the coronavirus.

Rapid At-Home Tests Arrive To Boost Covid-Beating Efforts

April 2, 2021 Morning Briefing

Backed by federal and private investment, a series of speedy covid tests that can be administered at home is arriving as part of the effort to suppress coronavirus–particularly as variants are spreading, and in some places test numbers are shrinking.

Study: Trump Rallies Spreading Coronavirus And Death

November 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

A Stanford University study claims that some of President Trump’s campaign rallies have spread the coronavirus and led to more than 700 deaths.

Más pruebas para COVID, pero esperas demasiado largas por los resultados

By Phil Galewitz July 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Con la demanda en alza, los resultados de las pruebas para COVID-19 están tardando hasta 10 días, lo que dificulta los esfuerzos de salud pública para frenar la propagación.

Coronavirus Most Likely Didn’t Leak From Chinese Lab, Investigators Say

February 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

It’s more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, the WHO says. And in other news from China, its single-shot CanSino vaccine has proved to be 65.7% effective. News reports also highlight England, Wales, Iran and the pope’s annual message.

FBI Launches Investigation Into Nursing Home Deaths In New York

February 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

And in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to take away coronavirus vaccines from communities that criticize his distribution efforts.

Study: Pfizer Vaccine Less Effective Versus South African Covid Variant

February 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

Experiments suggest a coronavirus variant first reported in South Africa seems partly resistant to Pfizer’s vaccine, sparking concern as other variants spread.

Workplace Safety Body Accused Of Failing Workers During Pandemic

March 3, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration faces accusations of performance lapses during the pandemic. Meanwhile Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal coronavirus model finds a new home.

Moderna Starts Covid Vaccine Testing On Children Aged 6 Months To 11 Years

March 16, 2021 Morning Briefing

In addition to testing its existing coronavirus vaccine on young children, Moderna is also starting to test a next-generation version of the vaccine that is storable at a higher, more refrigerator-friendly temperature.

Primer médico de ER en EE.UU. que muere en el frente de batalla contra COVID-19

By Alastair Gee, The Guardian April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Guardian y Kaiser Health News están lanzando un nuevo proyecto, “Lost on the Frontline” (Perdidos en el Frente), para monitorear estos casos, y contar sus historias.

At A Time Of Great Need, Public Health Lacks ‘Lobbying Muscle’

By Angela Hart June 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials are asking for more money in California’s state budget. But unlike some rich and powerful health care interests, they don’t have an army of lobbyists to curry favor with lawmakers.

Biden And Trump Teams Both Hit By New Infections

December 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

Like the nation, the pace of government officials and advisers infected by or exposed to the coronavirus are on the rise.

US Passes Halfway Mark In Getting At Least One Shot In Adults’ Arms

April 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

As of Sunday, 50% of all Americans over 18 have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. Such progress can’t come too soon, as the globe passes a tragic milestone of 3 million total coronavirus deaths.

COVID + Influenza: éste es un buen año para vacunarse, aconsejan expertos

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews August 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Con el país en medio de una pandemia, expertos dicen que nadie sabe qué sucedería si se contrae influenza y COVID simultáneamente porque nunca ocurrió antes.

Johnson Orders Strict Lockdown In Britain To Fight Coronavirus Mutation

December 21, 2020 Morning Briefing

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting today with ministers after setting heavy restrictions in part of the country this weekend. The variant of the virus is not believed to lead to more serious illness but it spreads more easily.

El Congreso dijo que los tests de COVID-19 debían ser gratuitos, pero ¿quién paga?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio May 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A fines de marzo, el Congreso aprobó dos leyes, que esencialmente establecieron no solo que las pruebas para COVID tenían que estar cubiertas, sino que los pacientes no debían pagar un centavo.

Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Anna Almendrala June 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Experts estimate local and state health departments will have to hire 100,000 to 300,000 people as contact tracers to get the economy back on track. Many states are trying hard to hire from the racial and ethnic minority communities hit hardest by the virus.

Covid Cases Rising In 27 States

March 23, 2021 Morning Briefing

Even as the pace of vaccinations picks up, so does the U.S. seven-day average of daily new coronavirus cases. Increases of at least 5% are now reported in over half the states.

A pesar del aumento de casos, California frena fondos multimillonarios para pruebas de COVID

By Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

El estado ya no financiará nuevos sitios de prueba, a pesar de las súplicas de los condados para obtener asistencia adicional. También ha cerrado algunos espacios y los ha trasladado a otros lugares.

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