Journalists Stay on Top of Rocky Vaccine Rollout
California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester discussed California’s rocky covid-19 vaccine rollout with KALW’s “Your Call” on Wednesday. Click
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As Vaccine Rollout Expands, Black Americans Still Left Behind
This story also ran on NBC News. It can be republished for free. Black Americans are still receiving covid vaccinations
Read MorePandemic Sends a Couple Into Indefinite Long Distance Though Just Miles Apart
Every Sunday afternoon, Suzan Mubarak keeps an eye on her phone. That is when her boyfriend will call to let
Read MoreIf This Self-Sufficient Hospital Cannot Stand Alone, Can Any Public Hospital Survive?
In America’s health care system, dominated by hospital chain leviathans, New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, is
Read MoreStates Move Ahead With Canada Drug Importation While Awaiting Signal From Biden
Florida, Colorado and several New England states are moving ahead with efforts to import prescription drugs from Canada, a politically
Read MoreKids Already Coping With Mental Disorders Spiral as Pandemic Topples Vital Support Systems
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Read MoreVaccination Chaos in California Fuels Push to Recall Gov. Newsom
This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free. Joyce Hanson was thrilled when she heard
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Long Road to Unwinding Trump Health Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Thursday was “health day” in President Joe Biden’s sprint to
Read MoreNuevos casos de Covid caen un 25% o más a medida que cambian conductas
Una docena de estados están reportando caídas del 25% o más en nuevos casos de covid-19, y más de 1,200
Read More4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Late last month, before President Joe Biden took
Read MoreAt Colorado’s Rural Edges, Vaccines Help Assisted Living Homes Crack Open the Doors
This story also ran on The Denver Post. It can be republished for free. Bingo is back in the dining
Read MoreHuge Gaps in Vaccine Data Make It Next to Impossible to Know Who Got the Shots
As they rush to vaccinate millions of Americans, health officials are struggling to collect critically important information — such as
Read MoreBaby Blues: First-Time Parents Blindsided by ‘the Birthday Rule’ and a $207,455 NICU Bill
In the nine months leading up to her due date, Kayla Kjelshus and her husband, Mikkel, meticulously planned for their
Read MoreEncuesta: casi la mitad de los adultos ahora quiere vacunarse contra covid lo antes posible
La renuencia de los estadounidenses a vacunarse contra covid-19 está disminuyendo, según una encuesta publicada el miércoles 27 de enero.
Read MoreIf I Have Cancer, Dementia or MS, Should I Get the Covid Vaccine?
This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. As public demand grows for limited supplies of
Read MoreRemdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead — Boosted by Taxpayers
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths —
Read MorePoll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Americans’ reluctance to get vaccinated for covid-19 is waning, according to
Read MorePor qué ni siquiera la presión presidencial podría acelerar las vacunas contra covid
Miles de estadounidenses están muriendo a causa de covid-19, pero los esfuerzos para aumentar la producción de vacunas que potencialmente
Read MoreReaders and Tweeters Fight Stigma and Salute Front-Line Workers
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Read MoreCalifornia’s Top Hospital Lobbyist Cements Influence in Covid Crisis
SACRAMENTO — As intensive care units filled and coronavirus cases surged over the holidays, Carmela Coyle invoked a World War
Read MoreActivistas antivacunas difunden falsas teorías de que las dosis de covid son letales
Los grupos antivacunas están explotando el sufrimiento y la muerte de las personas que se enferman después de recibir la
Read MoreEstados permiten contratar profesionales de salud extranjeros por la pandemia
Cuando los hospitales de todo el país luchan contra la nueva ola de la pandemia, no son camas ni ventiladores
Read MoreAnti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination
Anti-vaccine groups are exploiting the suffering and death of people who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid shot,
Read MoreVaccine Ramp-Up Squeezes Covid Testing and Tracing
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, under growing
Read MoreTrump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several
Read MoreHealth Issues Carried Weight on the Campaign Trail. What Could Biden Do in His First 100 Days?
Joe Biden ran on an expansive health care platform during his 2020 presidential campaign, with a broad array of promises
Read MoreCovid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Over a month into a massive vaccination program, most older Americans
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Biden Health Agenda
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Joe Biden wasted no time getting down to work.
Read MoreDe puerta en puerta para crear confianza en las vacunas contra covid en la Pequeña Habana
La Pequeña Habana es un barrio de Miami que, hasta la pandemia, era conocido por su activa vida en las
Read MoreCarpas, iglús, domos: ¿cuán seguro es comer al aire libre este invierno?
Con la llegada del invierno y el brote de coronavirus en pleno apogeo en el país, la industria de los
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