Watch: No Extra Resources for Children Orphaned by Covid
The number of U.S. deaths from covid-19 has surpassed 778,000. Left behind are tens of thousands of children — some
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Journalists Cover Issues From Pollution to Vaccines and the Spread of Covid in Hospitals
KHN freelancer Jim Robbins discussed unhealthy ozone levels in the West on KUNC’s “Colorado Edition” on Tuesday. Click here to
Read MorePor qué los piojos siguen acechando, a pesar del distanciamiento social
Una noche reciente, la familia Marker recibió en su casa a una mujer vestida de púrpura, con una actitud militar
Read MoreA Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing
PARKER, Colo. — The Marker family opened their door on a recent evening to a woman dressed in purple, with
Read MoreSchools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a
Read MoreQuarantine and Tracing Rules Are All Over the Map for Students
At this point in the pandemic, most parents are familiar with “covid notification” letters. But the letters’ instruction on whether
Read MoreJournalists Offer Primers on Medicare Open Enrollment and Death Benefits Amid Covid
KHN contributing writer and former columnist Michelle Andrews discussed on Newsy on Tuesday how unvaccinated workers risk losing the death
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
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Read MoreCentro comunitario hispano lidera la vacunación infantil contra covid en Chicago
Chicago.- Mientras la asistente médica se ponía guantes y preparaba la jeringa, Victoria Macías, de 5 años, con una máscara
Read MoreHormone Blocker Sticker Shock — Again — As Patients Lose Cheaper Drug Option
Sudeep Taksali thought he’d won his battle to avoid a steep price tag on a medicine for his daughter. He
Read MoreHow One Health Center Is Leading Chicago on Kid Covid Shots
CHICAGO — As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink
Read MoreMontana’s Governor Nixed a Kids’ Vaccine Campaign, So Health Officials Plan Their Own
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration quashed plans for a public service campaign to promote covid-19 vaccinations for eligible teenagers over
Read More‘Not Quite on Board’: Parents Proving a Tough Sell on Covid Vax for Teens
Even as the U.S. prepares to roll out a covid-19 vaccine to elementary school-aged kids, its efforts to inoculate teenagers
Read MoreJournalists Explore Shadow Pandemics of Hospital Violence and Grieving Children
KHN Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed how the pandemic has exacerbated violence in hospitals on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges
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Read More“Este es el último pañal que me queda”: la ansiedad de ser padres en la pobreza
Para los padres que viven en la pobreza, la “matemática del pañal” es un cálculo diario, apremiante y angustiante, con
Read More‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
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Read MoreCientíficos buscan la causa de una misteriosa inflamación en niños relacionada con covid
Como la mayoría de los niños con covid, Dante y Michael DeMaino no parecían tener síntomas graves. Infectados a mediados
Read MoreScientists Search for Cause of Mysterious Covid-Related Inflammation in Children
Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms. Infected in mid-February, both
Read MoreNiños con discapacidades enfrentan retos especiales por covid al regresar a la escuela
Christopher Manzo, un niño de pelo castaño rizado y lentes de color azul y amarillo brillante, ha pasado un tercio
Read MoreChildren With Disabilities Face Special Back-to-School Challenges
LOS ANGELES — Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his
Read MoreOur Covid Cocoon: The Parents Aren’t Alright (But Help May Be Coming)
HELENA, Mont. — My unvaccinated 7-year-old son began hacking and sneezing in late September as the hospitals in our home
Read MoreRacism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds
The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San
Read MoreThese Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out
On a recent Monday morning, a group of preschoolers filed into the gymnasium at Hillside School in the west Chicago
Read MoreMounting Covid Deaths Fuel School Bus Drivers’ Fears
GRIFFIN, Ga. — Natalia D’Angelo got sick right after school started in August. She was driving a school bus for
Read MoreHome Births Gain Popularity in ‘Baby Bust’ Decade
In a back-to-the-future twist on birth trends, California is seeing a sustained rise in the number of women choosing to
Read MoreCalifornia’s Reboot of Troubled Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Health Plans
When Denise Williams’ baby boy was 2 months old, she became alarmed by a rattling sound in his lungs and
Read MoreCientíficos analizan los sistemas inmunes únicos de los niños mientras más son víctimas de covid
A un año y medio del comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19, con la variante delta impulsando un resurgimiento masivo
Read MoreScientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid
Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting
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