As covid patients flood California emergency rooms, hospitals are increasingly desperate to find enough staffers to care for them all. But some nurses worry hospitals will use the pandemic as an excuse to permanently roll back their hard-won nurse-patient ratios.
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Months after President Donald Trump credited monoclonal antibody therapy for his quick recovery from covid-19, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people. While hundreds of thousands of vials sit unused, sick patients who might benefit from early treatment have been left on their own to vie for access.
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National strategy addresses vaccine supply, racial disparities, and more The Biden Administration...
Read MoreOn the day before the inauguration of a new president, the country marks a once unthinkable milestone of 400,000 deaths. The winter surge of the pandemic claimed 100,000 Americans in just five weeks.
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A handful of states are making dentists a lower priority than other health professionals for inoculations, even though they have their hands in people’s mouths and are exposed to aerosols that spray germs in their faces.
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Inaccurate and incomplete death certificates hurt those seeking relief, recourse and closure after a loved one dies.
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President-elect promises more vaccination sites, additional supply, and full transparency...
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THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After a long wait for approval from the Chinese...
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People flying to the United States will soon...
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MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than three-quarters of U.S. adults report...
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TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two top officials at the U.S. Food and Drug...
Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom said in July that California would target businesses that flagrantly violate public health orders. But the state’s strategy of education over enforcement means that businesses that don’t comply face few — if any — consequences.
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The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around predictions and expectations for...
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TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Measures to reduce surprise medical bills for...
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Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine is ready to roll WASHINGTON—The FDA wasted no time in...
Read MoreCongress seems on the verge of finishing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which will reportedly include neither of the things each party wanted most — for Republicans, liability protections; for Democrats, funding for states and localities. That bill is likely to be tied to a package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year and, possibly, include a fix for “surprise” medical bills that patients receive when they inadvertently receive care outside their insurance network. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner talks to Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, about the future of employer-provided health insurance.
Read MoreColorado’s Telluride is a case study in the challenges ski resorts across the U.S. face in staying open as COVID-19 surges.
Read MoreCOVID infection rates in California are consistently higher in low-income neighborhoods than more affluent areas, according to an analysis by ZIP code. Our findings underscore the heightened risks borne by millions of low-wage workers whose jobs are deemed essential.
Read MoreHospitals and nursing homes must decide who gets the initial doses as the U.S. heads into the biggest vaccination effort in history. There’s a lot left to figure out.
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Inoculations could begin early next week WASHINGTON — The FDA granted emergency use authorization...
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