COVID-19
Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
The first known coronavirus patient in the U.S. to undergo a double lung transplant is now strong enough to share the story of her ordeal.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Baylor College of Medicine
Lost on the Frontline
'Is This When I Drop Dead?' Two Doctors Report From the COVID Front Lines
Two emergency room doctors, one in New York and the other in Houston, discuss their cities’ coronavirus outbreaks — and responses.
COVID-19
COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul
Poor information-sharing between hospitals and public health agencies has hurt the response to the pandemic. Some health care systems and IT companies are making inroads, but an overhaul would cost billions.
Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes
Even before he was elected, the president talked about a plan that would be released soon. Now he is saying the end of August.
Podcast
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on Health
The Democratic presidential ticket is complete, with Joe Biden’s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Health has not been a major issue for Harris, whose career priority has been the criminal justice system. But expect Republicans to pounce on her on-again, off-again support for “Medicare for All.” Meanwhile, with Congress still in a stalemate over another round of COVID-19 relief, President Donald Trump is trying to use his executive power to do what lawmakers have not — with mixed success. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Dying Young: The Health Care Workers in Their 20s Killed by COVID-19
Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here's Why.
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
Primary Care Doctors Look at Payment Overhaul After Pandemic Disruption
Listen: Will Telemedicine Outlast the Pandemic?
Nurses and Doctors Sick With COVID Feel Pressured to Get Back to Work
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
In Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers
Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising.
Lost on the Frontline: Explore the Database
The Guardian and KHN collaborate to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19, and to understand why so many are falling victim to the pandemic.
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