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‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace
Local health officials have become the face of government authority as they work to stem the pandemic. That has made them targets for chilling threats from some of the same militia groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Santa Cruz leaders are among those whose daily routines now incorporate security patrols, surveillance cameras and, in some cases, firearms.
Michigan’s Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?
The covid outbreak in Michigan stands out on the U.S. contagion map, but odds are it will be repeated elsewhere. How vaccine hesitancy, relaxed restrictions and a coronavirus variant combined to create the worst outbreak in the country.
From Hospital Profits to Gender Gaps, Journalists Are on the Case
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.
Only One Vaccine Is OK'd for Older Teens. It’s Also the Hardest to Manage in Rural America.
Of the three covid vaccines the U.S. government has authorized, only one is available to 16- and 17-year-olds: the Pfizer shot. It’s also the most complicated to manage in rural settings, with their small, dispersed populations. That forces some teens and their families to travel long distances for a dose — or go without.
Virtual Care Spreads in Missouri Health System, Home to ‘Hospital Without Beds’
In 2015, St. Louis-based Mercy health system opened what officials called the world’s first “hospital without beds.” Since the pandemic, Mercy has incorporated telehealth throughout its system, part of a national acceleration in virtual care that proponents laud but critics say is happening too fast.
After Accident, Patient Crashes Into $700,000 Bill for Spine Surgery
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking Up the Pace of Undoing Trump Policies
California and Texas Took Different Routes to Vaccination. Who’s Ahead?
Doctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda.
Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, Especially in the South, as Nation Battles Covid
Censorship or Misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube Spar Over Covid Roundtable Takedown.
Listen: A Rookie Doctor Starts Her Career, Forged by the Pandemic
Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds
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