From Hospital Profits to Gender Gaps, Journalists Are on the Case
April 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
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.
Journalists Unpack Patchwork Vaccine Rollout, Rapid Covid Tests and More
April 17, 2021
KFF Health News Original
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.
Journalists Dissect Covid Vaccines and Variants
March 6, 2021
KFF Health News Original
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.
KHN on the Air This Week
December 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
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.
Watch: Florida Gutted Its Public Health System Ahead of Pandemic
September 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN Midwest editor and correspondent Laura Ungar appeared on Spectrum News and Fox 35 Orlando to discuss cuts to Florida’s public health system that have hampered its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Brecha de género contra covid: se vacunan más mujeres que hombres
By Laura Ungar
April 12, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Porque representan gran parte de la fuerza laboral en atención médica y educación, porque viven más o porque son más proactivas, las mujeres tienen tasas más altas de vacunación contra covid.
The Gender Vaccine Gap: More Women Than Men Are Getting Covid Shots
By Laura Ungar
April 12, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A KHN examination of state vaccine statistics shows that more women than men have gotten covid vaccines. Experts cite demographic realities of those who were part of the initial rollout but also women’s greater likelihood to seek preventive health care.
Condados más ricos del país, abrumados por el aumento del hambre infantil
By Laura Ungar
March 18, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los incrementos más pronunciados se registran en algunos de los condados más adinerados, donde la riqueza general oscurece las frágiles finanzas de los trabajadores con salarios bajos.
Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger
By Laura Ungar
March 18, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Hunger among kids is skyrocketing, even in America’s wealthiest counties. But given the nation’s highly uneven charitable food system, affluent communities have been far less ready for the unprecedented crisis than places accustomed to dealing with poverty and hardship.
For Spring Season, Young Athletes Get Back in the Game Despite Covid Risk
By Laura Ungar
March 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
With schools opening up classrooms, millions of young athletes are also getting out on fields and courts. But pandemic precautions and delays are spurring conflicts among parents, coaches and doctors.
‘We’re Not Controlling It in Our Schools’: Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across US
By Laura Ungar
January 26, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As President Biden calls for more support to help schools hold in-person classes, public health experts say schools can be relatively safe if they take well-known steps to prevent covid. But a KHN investigation shows many districts and states have ignored health advice or written their own questionable safety rules for schools.
Mientras los vulnerables esperan, cónyuges de políticos reciben la vacuna contra covid
By Laura Ungar
January 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los políticos que recibieron la vacuna junto con sus cónyuges dijeron que querían dar el ejemplo y generar confianza. Pero algunos cuestionan esta razón.
As the Vulnerable Wait, Some Political Leaders’ Spouses Get Covid Vaccines
By Laura Ungar
January 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Spouses of governors and federal leaders are getting early access to scarce doses of covid-19 vaccines. Some officials have argued their inoculation sets an example for the public and shows the vaccines to be safe and effective. But critics say those doses should go to more vulnerable people first.
Children’s Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack Kids
By Laura Ungar
January 4, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A growing body of research shows that overuse and misuse of antibiotics in children’s hospitals is helping fuel superbugs, which typically strike frail seniors but are increasingly infecting kids. And the pandemic is making things worse.
After a Deadly COVID Outbreak, Maryland County Takes Steps to Protect Health Workers
By Laura Ungar
December 4, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Prince George’s County in Maryland is taking action after a coronavirus outbreak left veteran public health worker Chantee Mack dead and several colleagues with lasting medical problems. But some staffers say more still needs to be done to keep public health workers on the front lines of the COVID fight safe.
Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Buckle Under Financial Stress of COVID
By Laura Ungar
November 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Across the nation, primary care practices that were already struggling are closing, victims of the pandemic’s financial fallout. And this is reducing access to health care, especially in rural and other regions already short on doctors.
Watch: Reviewing Public Health Record Of New Coronavirus Commander Mike Pence
February 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
KHN Midwest editor and correspondent Laura Ungar shares her expertise on Vice President Mike Pence’s public health track record as he leads the nation’s novel coronavirus response. Ungar covered a 2015 Indiana HIV outbreak and its fallout amid Pence’s tenure as governor.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats May Lose on SCOTUS, But Hope to Win on ACA
October 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Barring something unexpected, Democrats in the Senate appear to lack the votes to block the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. So, instead they used the high-profile confirmation hearings to hammer on Republicans for again putting the Affordable Care Act in peril. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Shefali Luthra of The 19th and Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, about public health challenges in dealing with COVID-19.
Musicians Improvise Masks for Wind Instruments to Keep the Band Together
By Laura Ungar
October 16, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Instrumentalists in ensembles, marching bands and other groups are getting creative with pantyhose, air filters, fabric and sewing machines to reduce the risk of COVID without silencing the music.
Moved by Plight of Young Heart Patient, Stranger Pays His Hospital Bill
By Laura Ungar
October 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A retired college professor in Las Vegas saw Matthew Fentress’ story and felt called to help. So she paid off $5,000 of his medical bill. “When you help other people, it gives you joy,” the Good Samaritan said.