Category: Public Health

Evidence Shows Obama Team Left A Pandemic ‘Game Plan’ For Trump Administration

There’s an actual paper trail.

As Congress Weighs COVID Liability Protections, States Shield Health Providers

Under pressure from organizations representing doctors, nurses, hospitals and other care providers, a handful of states are offering them protections from civil lawsuits over medical treatment.

Chasing The Elusive Dream Of A COVID Cure

Thousands of researchers worldwide are looking for a treatment that will go beyond what remdesivir can do for COVID patients.

1.2 million kids at risk of preventable deaths amid pandemic, study finds

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‘Mass amnesia’ of Spanish flu left world unprepared for COVID-19, scholars say

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There are limits to coronavirus antibody testing, AMA warns

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In Reversal, Kansas Will Count All Positive COVID Cases, Even Asymptomatic Ones

Following a KCUR report, Kansas officials said the state’s public reporting of pandemic trends will count all tests that come back positive for the new coronavirus, even when the patient has no symptoms.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: What’s In The Next Round Of COVID-19 Relief?

House Democrats unveiled legislation that would effectively double what the federal government has spent on relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Republicans say they want to wait before even talking about another bill. Meanwhile, a key Republican senator called the GOP court case challenging the Affordable Care Act “flimsy.” Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.

27% of popular COVID-19 YouTube videos are misleading, study finds

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Pandemic is wake-up call for healthcare, UPMC leader says

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