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[embedded content] Yolanda Coar was 40 when she died of Covid-19 in August 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. She was also
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Video: The Healthy Nurse Who Died at 40 on the COVID Frontline: ‘She Was the Best Mom I Ever Had’
[embedded content] Yolanda Coar was 40 when she died of COVID-19 in August 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. She was also
Read MoreLive Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites — But Not in My Hospital
ERIE, Colo. — Whenever Larry Kelderman looks up from the car he’s fixing and peers across the street, he’s looking
Read MoreIn Fast-Moving Pandemic, Health Officials Try to Change Minds at Warp Speed
Nine months into the pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., Kim Larson is still trying
Read MoreAnalysis: Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right.
WASHINGTON — Even before there was a vaccine, some seasoned doctors and public health experts warned, Cassandra-like, that its distribution
Read MoreMore Than 2,900 Health Care Workers Died This Year — And the Government Barely Kept Track
More than 2,900 U.S. health care workers have died in the COVID-19 pandemic since March, a far higher number than
Read MoreAs the Terror of COVID Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled to Survive. Thousands Lost the Fight.
Workers at Garfield Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles were on edge as the pandemic ramped up in March and
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 2020 in Review — It Wasn’t All COVID
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. COVID-19 was the dominant — but not the only —
Read MoreAt Risk of Extinction, Black-Footed Ferrets Get Experimental COVID Vaccine
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). In late summer, as researchers accelerated
Read MoreRetiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab Fee
Lorraine Rogge and her husband, Michael Rogge, travel the country in a recreational vehicle, a well-earned adventure in retirement. This
Read MoreCOVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain
The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour.
Read MoreLas vacunas de COVID parecen ser seguras y efectivas, pero todavía hay preguntas
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de
Read MoreHealth Officials Fear Pandemic-Related Suicide Spike Among Native Youth
This story also ran on Time. This story can be republished for free (details). WOLF POINT, Mont. — Fallen pine
Read MoreSurprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a
Read MoreCalifornia’s COVID Enforcement Strategy: Education Over Citations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to target businesses that are flagrantly violating public health
Read MoreDemocrats Are Running Hard on Health Care in Georgia’s Senate Runoffs. Republicans? Not So Much.
Vice President Mike Pence was the clear celebrity draw at a Nov. 20 campaign event for Georgia’s two incumbent U.S.
Read MoreInside the First Chaotic Days of the Effort to Vaccinate America
One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses — way too many for a rural hospital
Read MoreAnálisis: expertos desestimaron al coronavirus, hasta que fue demasiado tarde
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de
Read MoreAs Biden Gets Sworn In, White House Will Get Scrubbed Down
It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day. As Joe Biden lifts his right
Read More‘Nine Months Into It, the Adrenaline Is Gone and It’s Just Exhausting’
In March, during the first week of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first-in-the-nation stay-at-home order, KHN spoke with emergency department
Read MoreMontana’s Mask Mandate in Doubt With Incoming Governor
HELENA, Mont. — Incoming Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signaled he won’t continue a statewide mask mandate in place since July,
Read MoreMany US Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus … Until It Was Too Late
A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were
Read MoreWith Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes ‘One for the Team’
Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., were thrilled to be among the city’s first hospitals to get a
Read MoreNo More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County
She lay behind a glass barrier, heavily sedated, kept alive by a machine that blew oxygen into her lungs through
Read MoreSki Resorts Work to Stay Open as COVID Cases Snowball
TELLURIDE, Colo. — The day after Thanksgiving, Dr. Jana Eller and Dr. Shiraz Naqvi were seated beside an outdoor fire
Read MorePandemic-Related Paid Sick Days and Leave to Expire Dec. 31 — With No Extension in Sight
Like tens of millions of other parents nationwide, Jonathan and Sara Sadowski struggle to assist their four children, ages 5
Read MoreMore Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks
As apprehension about the pandemic intensifies, more Americans — nearly three-quarters — say they wear masks every time they leave
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Congress appears to be inching ever closer to agreement on
Read MoreVoces confiables ayudan a inmigrantes a superar el temor a la vacuna contra COVID
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de
Read MoreTrusted Messengers May Help Disenfranchised Communities Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy
MINNEAPOLIS — Gloria Torres-Herbeck gets the flu vaccine every year, but the 53-year-old teacher in Rochester, Minnesota, isn’t yet convinced
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