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Nicolas Montero is 16, and thatās old enough to get a vaccine on his own in Philadelphia. Vaccine regulations vary around the country and, in more than a dozen states, teens can consent to their own medical care.
The omicron variant upended a system in which states shared rapid covid tests with those that needed them more. Cooperation has turned into competition as states run out of supplies, limit which organizations get them, or hold on to expired kits as a last resort.
In tough labor negotiations across the nation, here's what nurses donāt want: āappreciation that is lip service,ā āmarketing campaignsā and āshiny new buildings.ā And this year might well prove to be a turning point in efforts to organize health careās essential workers.
Inside the Black Equity Coalitionās novel effort to share community health intel and scrape government data to understand ā and document ā the life-threatening differences between white and Black Pittsburgh.
After their brother died, two sisters faced a barrage of misinformation, pandemic denialism and blaming questions. Grief experts say that makes covid-19 the newest kind of "disenfranchising death."
Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data.
College and grad students with chronic health conditions as common as asthma and diabetes may need to clear hurdles to make sure their health needs are covered by insurance if they go to school far from home.
Hesitancy about the vaccines among prison staffers has led to a striking disparity: Inmates are better protected than corrections officials.
Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers are trying to address patientsā social needs such as food insecurity, transportation and housing. Yet, after years of testing, thereās slim evidence these efforts pay off.
Despite a hearts-and-minds campaign and millions spent in incentives, managers struggle to get staffs vaccinated against covid. Some workers have threatened to quit over the pressure to get a shot, which employers canāt afford.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Pennsylvaniaās Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs has allowed providers to continue operating despite repeated violations and harm to clients.
Covid vaccinations are ramping up, so āAn Arm and a Legā checked in on the effort in Philadelphia, where capitalism and compassion have clashed.
Spiritual leaders risk their own lives and health to tend to covidās victims and their loved ones.
City officials gave coronavirus vaccines to Philly Fighting Covid, whose brash CEO had no health care experience. After a WHYY investigation, the city cut ties with the group over alleged mismanagement.
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccines at a much lower rate than their white peers due to a combination of mistrust and access issues, leaving them behind in the mission to vaccinate the nationās population.
As coronavirus cases surge, state officials canāt afford to wait for a new president to take office before taking action. But some governorsā initiatives seem to be little more than policy tweaks or symbolic gestures.
Like almost a quarter of the 989 people killed by police in the U.S. in the past 12 months, Ricardo MuƱoz had a serious mental illness. "Instead of a cop just being there, there should have been other responders," his sister says.
Parents are turning to spooky scavenger hunts, pumpkin-carving and movie nights as alternatives to trick-or-treating. Health professionals have their own advice on how to safely celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.
While insulin is the poster child for outrageous prescription costs, patients are paying ever more to treat depression, asthma, HIV, cholesterol and more. And the pandemic has overtaken efforts to force the issue in Congress.
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