Journalists Explain Ramifications of Theranos Trial and Texas' New Abortion Law
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
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It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care
Those seeking to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Tuesday’s recall election disagree with him on more than mask and vaccine mandates. The conservative candidates tend to favor free-market solutions over Newsom’s expansion of publicly funded health coverage.
‘Luckiest Man Alive’: Why 9/11 First Responders’ Outlooks May Improve Even as Physical Health Fails
The New York City Fire Department’s 20-year report on the health consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attacks finds that first responders consistently report mental health quality-of-life indicators that are better than those of average Americans, even as their physical health declines.
ECMO Life Support Is a Last Resort for Covid, and in Short Supply in South
Many more people could benefit from the lifesaving treatment than are receiving it, which has made for messy triaging as the delta variant surges across the South and in rural communities with low covid vaccination rates.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Future of Public Health
The covid pandemic has spotlighted the often-unseen role of public health in Americans’ daily lives. And the picture has not all been pretty. What is public health and why is it so important — and controversial? Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, explains the basics. Then, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Lauren Weber of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss what could happen next.
Even in Red States, Colleges Gravitate to Requiring Vaccines and Masks
‘Religious’ Exemptions Add Legal Thorns to Looming Vaccine Mandates
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How Charity Care Made It Into the ACA
Colorado Clinic’s Prescription for Healthier Patients? Lawyers
California Set to Spend Billions on Curing Homelessness and Caring for ‘Whole Body’ Politic
Florida Spine Surgeon and Device Company Owner Charged in Kickback Scheme
Listen: Many Schools Are Buying High-Tech Air Purifiers. What Should Parents Know?
The Pandemic Almost Killed Allie. Her Community’s Vaccination Rate Is 45%.
V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones
Your Covid Game Plan
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Fall and football go hand in hand. But with covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? KHN asks the experts.
