Hospitals Refused to Give Patients Ivermectin. Lockdowns and Political Pressure Followed.
HELENA, Mont. — One Montana hospital went into lockdown and called police after a woman threatened violence because her relative
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Los estadounidenses, cansados ya por una pandemia que dura casi dos años, recibieron un nuevo golpe durante el largo fin
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Americans, already weary of a pandemic nearly two years long, were dealt a new blow during the long Thanksgiving weekend:
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
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Read MoreSuccess of Covid Antiviral Pills Hinges on Access to Speedy and Accurate Tests
Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a
Read MoreLifting DC’s Strict Indoor Mask Mandate Triggers Mix of Confusion, Anxiety and Relief
A mile northeast of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., along what’s known as the H Street corridor, about half the
Read MoreWhy You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling:
Read MoreJournalists 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 MoreVaccine-or-Test Requirements Increase Work and Costs for Governments
Amanda Kostroski, a 911 dispatcher in Madison, Wisconsin, leaves her busy job once a week to go to a county
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion
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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 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 MoreReaders and Tweeters Find Disadvantages in Medicare Advantage
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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 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 MoreJournalists Follow Leads on Curbing Violence, Improving Psych Care and Crowdsourcing Covid Safety
KHN’s Peggy Girshman fellow Amanda Michelle Gomez discussed how Washington, D.C., is adopting public health tools to help curb gun
Read More¿No estás vacunado? Si falleces por covid tu familia se quedará sin beneficios
En estos días, los trabajadores que se niegan a vacunarse contra covid-19 pueden enfrentar repercusiones financieras, desde primas de planes
Read More¿No estás vacunado? Si falleces por covid tu familia puede quedarse sin beneficios
En estos días, los trabajadores que se niegan a vacunarse contra covid-19 pueden enfrentar repercusiones financieras, desde primas de planes
Read MoreUnvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits
These days, workers who refuse to get vaccinated against covid-19 may face financial repercussions, from higher health insurance premiums to
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¿Qué sabemos realmente sobre la eficacia de las vacunas contra covid?
La politización de las vacunas contra covid –y casi todo lo que tiene que ver con la pandemia– ha causado
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 MoreWhat Do We Really Know About Vaccine Effectiveness?
The politicization of covid vaccines — and, well, just about everything else having to do with the pandemic — has
Read MoreNursing Home Residents Overlooked in Scramble for Covid Antibody Treatments
Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at his long-term care center in rural Alabama,
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges
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Read MoreIn Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews
On a recent morning, Jerrad Dinsmore and Kevin LeCaptain of Waldoboro EMS in rural Maine drove their ambulance to a
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
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Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Boost Vaccinations? The Scene From Kentucky’s Back Roads
SMILAX, Ky. — In the end it was the delta variant that drove Rose Mitchell, 89, down the winding mountain
Read MoreJournalists Tell How Covid Complicates Organ Transplants and the Health of Rural America
KHN senior correspondent JoNel Aleccia discussed organ transplants and the covid-19 vaccine on NBC’s “NBC Now” on Oct. 8. Click
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