Category: Public Health

Texas, Florida pause reopening plans + 6 more updates from states with largest COVID-19 case increases

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Listen: What Counts In Measuring The Full COVID Death Toll? It’s Complicated

KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNC’s Erin O’Toole on “Colorado Edition” and appeared on WNHN’s “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen” to discuss his recent story on how difficult it is to measure the full death toll from the pandemic.

Seniors In Low-Income Housing Live In Fear Of COVID Infection

On their own in dirty buildings with little guidance or support, vulnerable older residents worry about unchecked transmission of the potentially deadly virus. “We felt abandoned.”

Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID Guidance And Pile On Health Risks

Authorities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

US COVID-19 cases likely at 20 million, CDC says

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Value of out-of-state quarantines unknown, CDC chief says

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: The Pandemic Shifts; The Politics, Not So Much

While federal and state officials continue to wrangle over coronavirus testing, the population testing positive is skewing younger. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wins a round in court over its requirements for hospitals to publicly reveal their prices, and the fight over the fate of the Affordable Care Act heats up once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews former Obama administration health aide Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has written a new book comparing international health systems.

Over 40% of US women are changing pregnancy plans because of pandemic

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Watch: Fauci, Other Health Officials Weigh California’s COVID Response

California Healthline’s Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.

Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion

State officials are pointing to reopened bars as a cause of local spikes in coronavirus cases. Bars are tailor-made for the spread of the virus, with a cacophony of conversations that require raised voices and alcohol, which can impede judgment.