Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test.
Category: Public Health
An Ickier Outbreak: Trench Fever Spread by Lice Is Found in Denver
Three people around Denver have confirmed cases of trench fever, and another person is suspected of having the rare disease, carried by body lice. A scourge during World War I, the illness is the latest problem to emerge as everyone’s attention is diverted to COVID-19.
As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
Although younger people are hospitalized and die less frequently than their elders when infected with COVID-19, their cases are harder to trace. As a result, the virus is spreading uncontrollably throughout much of Southern California. Even hospital staffs are affected by community spread.
COVID-19 death rate rising; FEMA sends refrigerated mortuary trucks to Texas — 4 updates
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85 infants test positive for COVID-19 in Texas county
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US governors urge White House to delay changes to hospital reporting requirements
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10 states with largest spikes in daily coronavirus deaths since June 1
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Oxford English Dictionary now defines ‘contact tracer,’ ‘corona’
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Social distancing may reduce polio-like illness in kids this year, experts say
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Must-Reads of the Week
KHN’s Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber drills through the vital health care policy stories of the week, so you don’t have to.
