Las misteriosas mutaciones que hacen de delta la variante del virus de covid más contagiosa hasta ahora
By Liz Szabo
July 28, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Delta ha mantenido algunas de las mutaciones más exitosas encontradas en variantes anteriores, pero también contiene nuevos cambios genéticos que le permiten propagarse dos veces más rápido.
Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes
By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Jeff Cercone, PolitiFact
September 26, 2022
KFF Health News Original
PolitiFact has been tracking this campaign promise since 2020. Experts are now saying it’s fair to describe the covid pandemic as “under control.”
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: We May Be Done With Covid, But Covid’s Not Done With Us
March 17, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The White House makes a move as a new wave of covid threatens. President Joe Biden brings in Dr. Ashish Jha to take over the executive branch effort. Meanwhile, it remains unclear if and when Congress can come up with the funds to continue much of the federal anti-covid effort. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Analysis: Mounting Pressure on China About Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Could Backfire
By Arthur Allen
June 4, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Where the coronavirus originated remains a mystery and the Chinese are bucking demands to let investigators see more.
Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways
By Liz Szabo
March 4, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Researchers are testing treatments to overcome autoimmune reactions that begin when the body’s defenses respond to the coronavirus.
When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger
By Brett Sholtis, WITF
September 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
After their brother died, two sisters faced a barrage of misinformation, pandemic denialism and blaming questions. Grief experts say that makes covid-19 the newest kind of “disenfranchising death.”
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now
March 10, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Biden administration’s request for billions more in funding to fight covid-19 hit a snag on Capitol Hill this week, as Democrats objected to Republican demands that money allocated to states but not yet spent be reclaimed. Meanwhile, the big annual spending bill about to cross the finish line addresses other health policy changes, such as giving the FDA authority to regulate “synthetic” nicotine. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Jessie Hellmann of Modern Healthcare join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
National paid sick leave provisions for covid expired, and an uncertain covid winter is around the corner. Colorado, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are among the places trying to fill the gap, but many employees still face financial pressure to go to work while sick.
Getting a Covid Vaccine During Pregnancy Even More Urgent as ICU Beds Fill Up
By Ashley Lopez, KUT
August 12, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The CDC recommends that pregnant people be vaccinated against covid-19, based on new safety and effectiveness evidence on the covid vaccines.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union
March 3, 2022
KFF Health News Original
President Joe Biden spent a large portion of his first State of the Union address talking about foreign affairs, but he also spent time on an array of health topics, including mental health, nursing home regulation, and toxic burn pits. Also this week, the administration unveiled a strategy to address the covid pandemic going forward. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
¿Por qué más adultos mayores no reciben los refuerzos contra covid?
By Liz Szabo
May 12, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Según los CDC, aproximadamente 1 de cada 3 estadounidenses mayores de 65 años que completaron su ronda inicial de vacunación aún no han recibido la primera vacuna de refuerzo. Investigadores enfatizan que este grupo sigue teniendo el mayor riesgo de enfermedad grave y muerte por covid-19.
These Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out
By Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media
September 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Coronavirus outbreaks have shuttered K-12 classrooms across the U.S., affecting tens of thousands of K-12 students. To avoid the same fate, some school districts are tapping federal dollars to set up testing programs and step up their vigilance against the virus.
Rural Hospital Rescue Program Is Met With Skepticism From Administrators
By Sarah Jane Tribble Tony Leys
July 14, 2022
KFF Health News Original
A new federal rescue program that pays rural hospitals to shutter underused inpatient units and focus solely on emergency rooms and outpatient care hasn’t generated much interest yet.
I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.
By Will Stone
September 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
I was miserable for five days, am fully recovered a month later and have learned even more about what we do and don’t know about covid now.
When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long Covid?
By Nina Feldman, WHYY
April 13, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Patients with symptoms that last three to 12 weeks after an acute covid infection should adopt a “watchful waiting” approach to recovery, an expert says. Keep in contact with a primary care doctor and take it easy.
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
By Liz Szabo
June 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic will undermine Americans’ health for years. Even those not infected by the coronavirus could suffer health problems related to poverty, job loss, eviction — or all of the above.
Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals
By Sarah Jane Tribble
June 15, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Noble Health swept into two small Missouri towns promising to save their hospitals. Instead, workers and vendors say it stopped paying bills and government inspectors found it put patients at risk. Within two years — after taking millions in federal covid relief and big administrative fees — it locked the doors.
Why Nurses Are Raging and Quitting After the RaDonda Vaught Verdict
By Brett Kelman Hannah Norman
April 5, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal error. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn’t over.
To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’
By Arthur Allen
May 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Leading virologists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are demanding a deeper probe into China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology as they try to identify the source of the deadly coronavirus.
One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
March 11, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Covid-19 has become the country’s third-leading cause of death, and isn’t far behind cancer.
