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Feeling Anxious and Depressed? You’re Right at Home in California.

By Phillip Reese August 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a series of July U.S. Census Bureau surveys, nearly half of California adult respondents reported levels of anxiety and gloom typically associated with diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, a stunning figure that rose through the summer alongside the menacing spread of the coronavirus.

Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming

By Mark Kreidler September 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Respiratory symptoms stemming from coronavirus infection and smoke inhalation are too similar to distinguish without a full workup. This is complicating the jobs of health care workers as wildfires rage up and down the West Coast.

Without a Pandemic Safety Net, Immigrants Living Illegally in US Fall Through the Cracks

By LJ Dawson March 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many undocumented immigrants are essential workers at high risk of exposure to the virus — and the pandemic’s economic crash — with no direct access to federal financial lifelines available to U.S. citizens.

California Counties ‘Flying the Plane as We Build It’ in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester January 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing. It’s a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.

Indocumentados, esenciales pero excluidos del apoyo financiero por la pandemia

By LJ Dawson March 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

La mayoría realiza trabajos considerados esenciales y muchos pagan impuestos. Pero han quedado fuera de la ayuda financiera federal por la pandemia.

Es difícil decir si es COVID, síntomas por inhalar humo… o la gripe que ya llega

By Mark Kreidler September 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Por los incendios en California, pacientes llegan a los centros de salud con síntomas similares a los de COVID. Y hay que seguir los protocolos.

Public Health Officials Are Our COVID Commanders. Treat Them With Respect.

By Angela Hart September 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

This pandemic is like war, and California’s local health officers are leading the state’s response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

As COVID Cases Spike, California Shifts Its Strategy

By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester June 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials have been alarmed by the increase in COVID-19 cases linked to family gatherings and socializing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is defending the state’s reopening, local health officials worry the situation could get worse this summer.

Fauci Vs. His Republican Critics

November 29, 2021 Morning Briefing

Dr. Anthony Fauci is firing back at Republicans like Senator Ted Cruz, who have attacked him. In other news from the nation’s capital, the NIH director says it may be two or three weeks before scientists know enough about the new variant and the Supreme Court hearing an abortion case and a 340B case.

Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Bloc of Voters in Nursing Homes, Senior Facilities

By Rachel Bluth October 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Voting is a point of pride for many older Americans, and senior living facilities in past years have encouraged the civic act by hosting voting precincts, providing transportation to the polls and bringing in groups to help explain election issues. But fears of the spread of the coronavirus among this vulnerable population make voting more difficult this year.

Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

Medi-Cal Agency’s New Head Wants to Tackle Disparities and Racism

By Samantha Young July 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Will Lightbourne, the new director of the California Department of Health Care Services, says government must address the racial disparities laid bare by COVID-19 and improve care for the state’s most vulnerable residents.

Pandemia obstaculiza al preciado bloque de votantes en centros de adultos mayores

By Rachel Bluth October 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Muchos seniors que necesitan ayuda para obtener o llenar sus boletas podrían sufrir la consecuencias por el cambio de las reglas sobre visitas familiares.

As Cases Spike, California Pauses Multimillion-Dollar Testing Expansion

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

California is cutting off funding for COVID-19 testing just when counties say they need more resources in rural and disadvantaged areas.

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.

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.

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.

In Search of the Shot

February 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN readers detail their frustrations and successes as they hunt for a scarce covid-19 vaccine.

The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis

By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

An early morning text. A lawyer-filled meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Emotional journal entries. And, ultimately, action. In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the country’s first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alarming rise in COVID-19 infections. Their decision set the course for the nation.

Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?

By Jenny Gold and Rachel Bluth March 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to “shelter in place” Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.

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