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Antibody Tests Were Hailed As Way To End Lockdowns. Instead, They Cause Confusion.

By Christie Aschwanden May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some communities considered community antibody testing as a way out of lockdown. But they’ve pulled back as they realized antibody testing is the Wild West in an oversight vacuum.

More Than 5,000 Surgery Centers Can Now Serve As Makeshift Hospitals During COVID-19 Crisis

By Liz Szabo and Cara Anthony March 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Under pressure, the federal government announced it will let surgery centers, hotels and even college dorms serve as hospitals to treat an overflow of patients.

Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance

By Michaela Gibson Morris April 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The volunteer medical providers at the Tree of Life Free Clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi, give crucial health care to the uninsured in the best of times, drawing crowds who line up for hours. Amid the current COVID pandemic, clinic staffers were advised to close. Instead, they chose to adapt — even without critical N95 masks to protect themselves — as the economic crisis intensifies the need for free care.

Optimism Grows For COVID-Relief Bill

December 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

Splitting the stimulus package into parts has raised the odds that Congress will pass this week some form of economic relief for states, people and businesses affected by the coronavirus.

Many Lawmakers Possibly Exposed To Covid During Riot Lockdown

January 11, 2021 Morning Briefing

House members were isolated in the same room as a person who has tested positive for coronavirus. Authorities haven’t said how many House members were there or how long they were there.

First Covid-19 Vaccine Vial Used In The US Becomes A Museum Piece

March 10, 2021 Morning Briefing

The vial that was used on America’s first coronavirus vaccine recipient is now a historic artifact, property of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, studies say it’s safe to use a face mask during intense exercise, and other reports link steroid use to bodybuilder’s testicular damage.

Confusion Surrounds Possible COVID Stimulus Bill

December 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Negotiations are fluid and what’s in the coronavirus stimulus package is still far from settled, from the amount people would get to waiving liability for employees’ health.

Remdesivir Becomes First Drug Approved By FDA To Treat Coronavirus

October 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

Gilead’s antiviral drug has been given to some people with COVID-19, including President Donald Trump, under emergency use authorization until now. It has been shown to help shorten recovery times of some hospitalized patients.

San Francisco Bans Tobacco Smoking Inside Apartments

December 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

In coronavirus news, an Oklahoma school tries in-school quarantines, Vermont urges retesting for several hundred and Pennsylvania cites poor care in a veterans home.

CDC Urges States To Maintain Restrictions Despite Drop In Cases

February 9, 2021 Morning Briefing

New confirmed coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for a second day. Despite the positive trend, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky warned that new variants could drive numbers back up — especially because the risks of reinfection are still not known.

Alaska Is Stretched Thin By COVID

November 2, 2020 Morning Briefing

How Alaskans’ health care is affected by the coronavirus pandemic and other news about the health care industry.

Cases Top 3 Million In California; Cremation Limits Lifted

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

The most populous state in the U.S. rapidly jumped from 2 million new coronavirus cases to 3 million since Christmas. In another dire sign, the backlog of bodies forces California to suspend cremation limits.

Trump Ends Coronavirus Relief Talks — Then Tweets Otherwise

October 7, 2020 Morning Briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone Tuesday afternoon just after the president called off negotiations. Mnuchin, according to Pelosi’s office, confirmed that talks were off. But hours later on Twitter, the president demanded that aid be passed.

Potential Super-Spreader Event, A Massive Wedding, Averted

October 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

Other events that drew massive crowds are linked to the spread of the coronavirus to a large number of people.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union

February 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it’s hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby and NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

Study: Coronavirus Lives On Your Skin For 9 Hours

October 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Comparatively, influenza A survives on human skin for less than two hours. In other COVID-19 research, a study has shown that nearly a third of hospitalized patients experienced some type of altered mental function.

CDC Confirms Coronavirus Spreads Through Airborne Transmission

October 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the virus may be transmitted between people who are more than 6 feet apart. Yet Monday’s guidance was more cautious than previous guidance that the CDC released last month, before pulling it down shortly thereafter.

Vaccines Slowly Roll Out Around the Globe

December 15, 2020 Morning Briefing

As a coronavirus vaccine rolls out around the world–Canada got its first shots Monday as well–logistics snafus hit Britain and poor countries wait for vaccines.

Looking For A Path To Reopen, Employers Weigh COVID Testing Of Workers

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As some states begin the delicate task of lifting stay-at-home orders and allowing businesses to reopen, many employers are considering whether their strategy should include wide testing of workers.

‘We’re In A Race Against Time’ As Mutations On The Rise

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

B.1.1.7; B.1.351; P.1: While viruses commonly mutate, worried scientists rush to keep up with all of the emerging coronavirus variants — fearing one that could prove to be even deadlier.

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