Judge to Fine California Each Day It Fails to Complete Prisoner Suicide Prevention Measures
By Don Thompson
March 1, 2023
KFF Health News Original
More than 200 inmates killed themselves during eight years in which state prison officials failed to complete court-ordered suicide prevention safeguards. Inmates, the judge writes, have “waited far too long” for adequate mental health care.
Covid Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox
By Mark Kreidler
August 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for covid outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.
To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’
By Arthur Allen
May 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Leading virologists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are demanding a deeper probe into China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology as they try to identify the source of the deadly coronavirus.
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
By Liz Szabo
June 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic will undermine Americans’ health for years. Even those not infected by the coronavirus could suffer health problems related to poverty, job loss, eviction — or all of the above.
Getting a Covid Vaccine During Pregnancy Even More Urgent as ICU Beds Fill Up
By Ashley Lopez, KUT
August 12, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The CDC recommends that pregnant people be vaccinated against covid-19, based on new safety and effectiveness evidence on the covid vaccines.
La enfermedad cardiovascular podría matar a más adultos mayores hispanos
By Judith Graham
May 30, 2023
KFF Health News Original
El dramático envejecimiento de la población de Estados Unidos y el número creciente de personas con afecciones como hipertensión, diabetes y obesidad —que aumentan el riesgo cardíaco— se espera que contribuyan a este escenario alarmante.
When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger
By Brett Sholtis, WITF
September 16, 2021
KFF Health News Original
After their brother died, two sisters faced a barrage of misinformation, pandemic denialism and blaming questions. Grief experts say that makes covid-19 the newest kind of “disenfranchising death.”
Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation
By Lauren Sausser
January 4, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and childhood vaccines.
Lo que necesitan saber los adultos mayores sobre covid y Paxlovid
By Judith Graham
January 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Expertos dicen que la terapia de primera elección debe ser Paxlovid, un tratamiento antiviral para personas con covid leve a moderado con alto riesgo de enfermarse gravemente.
‘It Didn’t Really Stick With Me’: Understanding the Rural Shrug Over Covid and Vaccines
By Sarah Jane Tribble
April 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Fort Scott, Kansas, was hit hard by the pandemic, and it no longer has a hospital. But residents remain skeptical about the impact of the coronavirus.
Brote de sarampión: Florida dice que niños no vacunados pueden ir a la escuela, desafiando a los CDC
By Amy Maxmen
February 23, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La mayoría de las personas que no están protegidas por una vacuna contraerán sarampión si se exponen al virus. Existe riesgo de muerte.
These Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out
By Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media
September 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Coronavirus outbreaks have shuttered K-12 classrooms across the U.S., affecting tens of thousands of K-12 students. To avoid the same fate, some school districts are tapping federal dollars to set up testing programs and step up their vigilance against the virus.
I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.
By Will Stone
September 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
I was miserable for five days, am fully recovered a month later and have learned even more about what we do and don’t know about covid now.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: We May Be Done With Covid, But Covid’s Not Done With Us
March 17, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The White House makes a move as a new wave of covid threatens. President Joe Biden brings in Dr. Ashish Jha to take over the executive branch effort. Meanwhile, it remains unclear if and when Congress can come up with the funds to continue much of the federal anti-covid effort. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Biden Kept His Promise to Increase Covid-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops
By Victoria Knight
June 11, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Experts told us that the system’s capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.
Meet Mary Wakefield, the Nurse Administrator Tasked With Revamping the CDC
By Sam Whitehead
September 6, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has tapped Mary Wakefield to help “reset” the agency after its public failures handling the covid pandemic. Those who know Wakefield say her high standards and problem-solving skills make her a good fit for the job.
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
By Rae Ellen Bichell
April 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
For some, a vaccine appointment a few hours away is no biggie. For others, it’s a major barrier to gaining protection from the coronavirus.
With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
By Rae Ellen Bichell
November 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
National paid sick leave provisions for covid expired, and an uncertain covid winter is around the corner. Colorado, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh are among the places trying to fill the gap, but many employees still face financial pressure to go to work while sick.
Claims That CDC’s PCR Test Can’t Tell Covid From Flu Are Wrong
By Victoria Knight
July 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Posts circulating on Facebook and Instagram incorrectly claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is withdrawing its covid test because it can’t differentiate between that virus and flu viruses. These statements could be an attempt to blur the high cumulative numbers of covid cases.
Wildfire Smoke Drives People in Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears
By Aaron Bolton, MTPR
July 22, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Unvaccinated Westerners are flocking to movie theaters, malls and other indoor spaces to beat the smoke and heat. Health officials worry that may fuel covid outbreaks.