Category: Kaiser Health News

Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma

Doctors are diagnosing a new stage of COVID-19 recovery: patients who take much longer than usual to regain consciousness after coming off a ventilator. And a growing number of doctors are worried some patients aren’t being given the time they need to wake up.

They Cared for Some of New York’s Most Vulnerable Communities. Then 12 Died.

Immigrant health workers help keep the U.S. health system afloat — and they’re dying of COVID-19 at high rates.

Drug Overdose Deaths Showed a One-Year Decline in 2018. But There’s More to the Story.

The statistic is accurate but experts say other factors make it difficult to say indicators to think about that make it hard to say it’s a “huge win.”

Republican Convention, Day 2: Pomp, the Pandemic and Planned Parenthood

Tuesday night’s speakers offered positive views on President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic. The first lady and Trump, himself, took advantage of the trappings of the White House in setting the scene.

Trump Again Claims He’s Bringing Down Drug Prices, But Details of How Are Skimpy

During his Monday speech at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump pointed to his two of his recent executive orders as likely to lead to big reductions in prescription drug costs.

Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic

Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctor’s appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.

Feeling Anxious and Depressed? You’re Right at Home in California.

In a series of July U.S. Census Bureau surveys, nearly half of California adult respondents reported levels of anxiety and gloom typically associated with diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, a stunning figure that rose through the summer alongside the menacing spread of the coronavirus.

Two Navajo Sisters Who Were Inseparable Died of COVID Just Weeks Apart

Cheryl and Corrina Thinn’s deaths devastated their families and their community.

LA Hospital Seeks Vaccine Trial Participants Among Its Own High-Risk Patients

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center serves patients who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus: They are essential workers, have chronic diseases and are members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. When the safety-net hospital kicks off enrollment for its COVID-19 vaccine trial Wednesday, it will look to those patients to participate.

Many People of Color, Immigrants Among 1,080 US Health Workers Lost to COVID

The Guardian and KHN release new figures showing that, among health care workers, a disproportionate number of immigrants and minorities have died.