Category: Public Health

‘Just Make It Home’: The Unwritten Rules Blacks Learn To Navigate Racism in America

Darnell Hill, a mental health caseworker, is teaching black teens in St. Louis how to safely walk through the park, run to the store or handle an encounter with the police. Beyond tangible skills, he offers comfort and a semblance of control to those for whom birding, running or walking down the street hold the risk of racial violence.

The Costs Of Safely Reopening A High-End Restaurant

The shifting federal guidelines about how to reopen during the pandemic have perplexed many small-business owners, including the Prestifilippos, who dug deep into their wallets to provide a new kind of dining experience they hope is safe.

Behind The Byline: ‘Contactless Reporting’

Check out the revamped video series from KHN — Behind The Byline: How The Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care coverage that does not quit.

Trump’s Take On COVID Testing Misses Public Health Realities

Experts used terms like “misleading” and “counterproductive” to describe the president’s words.

Preexisting conditions jump in women entering pregnancy, BCBS data suggests

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Racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths most prominent in younger patients

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Church linked to largest COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon

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1 in 5 people worldwide at higher risk for severe COVID-19, study finds

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Face mask policies prevented up to 450,000 COVID-19 cases, study suggests

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COVID-19 pandemic could cause US births to drop by half a million next year, report shows

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