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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: The Pandemic Shifts; The Politics, Not So Much

While federal and state officials continue to wrangle over coronavirus testing, the population testing positive is skewing younger. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wins a round in court over its requirements for hospitals to publicly reveal their prices, and the fight over the fate of the Affordable Care Act heats up once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews former Obama administration health aide Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has written a new book comparing international health systems.

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

Watch: Fauci, Other Health Officials Weigh California’s COVID Response

California Healthline’s Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion

State officials are pointing to reopened bars as a cause of local spikes in coronavirus cases. Bars are tailor-made for the spread of the virus, with a cacophony of conversations that require raised voices and alcohol, which can impede judgment.

By Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lawrence

June 25, 2020

Officials Seek To Shift Resources Away From Policing To Address Black ‘Public Health Crisis’

Local governments around the country are declaring racism a public health crisis. That could be lip service, or it might lead to shifting resources from policing to health care, housing and other services, experts say.

By Anna Almendrala

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

Fearing The Deadly Combo Of COVID-19 And Cancer

Cancer patients seeking care during the coronavirus pandemic face an array of obstacles as states reopen, such as heavily restricted in-hospital appointments and new clinical trials on hold.

By Hannah Norman

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

Cities Brace For ‘Collision Course’ Of Heat Waves And COVID-19

Rochester, New York, and other cities have already weathered the first blasts of excessive heat, and they have done it while cooling centers and spray parks have been closed due to the pandemic.

By Brett Dahlberg, WXXI

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

As COVID Cases Spike, California Shifts Its Strategy

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.

By Angela Hart and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

June 25, 2020

COVID-19

Airlines Want Flyers To Feel Safe, But Grab Bag Of COVID Policies Adds Turbulence

Building consumer confidence in air travel is a major challenge for airlines. Some experts think they aren’t doing enough to make their case.

By Victoria Knight

June 25, 2020

Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?

Experts say a bit of extra drinking isn’t a problem for many people, but they recommend watching out for specific behaviors that signal addiction.

By Alex Smith, KCUR

June 24, 2020

First-Person Perspective

For A Black Social Media Manager In The George Floyd Age, Each Click Holds Trauma

In communities of color, the decision to participate in this moment of collective trauma — whether by watching and sharing the video of George Floyd’s death, discussing racial injustice on social media, or protesting and speaking out in the 3D world — can be one rife with anxiety and profound mental distress.

By Chaseedaw Giles

June 24, 2020

COVID-19

Sex In The Time Of COVID: Gay Men Begin To Embrace A ‘New Normal’

Like other people, many men who have sex with men have done all they could to avoid the coronavirus. Now some are braving renewed contact while balancing risk.

By David Tuller

June 24, 2020

COVID-19

Listen: Threats, Pressure Prompt Some California Public Health Officials To Leave Office

California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KQED’s Lily Jamali on “The California Report” and Alison St John on KPBS’ “Midday Edition” to discuss the threats that public health workers are facing as they enact pandemic protections.

June 23, 2020

COVID-19

Is A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Coming?

Some experts say the United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and history tells us that the 1918 influenza pandemic came in at least three waves. But that’s not necessarily a template for how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, because the coronavirus doesn’t have the same degree of seasonality that influenza does.

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

June 23, 2020

COVID-19

US Nurses At For-Profit Hospital Chain To Strike Over Cuts And PPE Shortages

Health care workers report understaffing, long hours and protective equipment shortages at HCA Healthcare hospitals.

By Michael Sainato, The Guardian

June 23, 2020

Letters To The Editor

Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

June 23, 2020

COVID-19

The Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic

Counting deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic is easier said than done. Without widespread testing, officials must sort through presumed COVID deaths and those who died with infections rather than from them. Then there are the indirect deaths of people who died from circumstances created by the pandemic.

By Markian Hawryluk

June 23, 2020

California Lawmakers Block Health Care Cuts

State legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom have hammered out an agreement on a budget that rejects Newsom’s proposed cuts to health care services for older and low-income people.

By Samantha Young

June 23, 2020

COVID-19

As Problems Grow With Abbott’s Fast COVID Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire

After the FDA issues a public warning about the test, one of its senior officials says point-of-care coronavirus tests can miss 20% of cases and still be considered useful. Public health experts are split.

By Rachana Pradhan

June 22, 2020

Easy To Say ‘Get Tested.’ Harder To Do. Here’s How.

If you’ve been in a crowd — a protest or rally — experts have advice for figuring out whether you might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and where and when to get tested for it.

By Bernard J. Wolfson and Phil Galewitz

June 22, 2020

COVID-19

How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID

During the coronavirus pandemic, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties may struggle to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from the fears shared by the general public. But some patients say successful treatment has armed them to handle COVID-19’s uncertainties.

By Elizabeth Lawrence

June 22, 2020

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