A Family Wellness Check: California Invests in Treating Parents and Children Together
The state will be the first to offer comprehensive counseling services to parents during pediatric visits as part of Medicaid.
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Most Inmates Have Had Their Covid Shots ā But Their Guards Likely Havenāt
Hesitancy about the vaccines among prison staffers has led to a striking disparity: Inmates are better protected than corrections officials.
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Californiaās Highest Covid Infection Rates Shift to Rural Counties
As vaccination rates rise across the state, the overall numbers of covid cases and deaths have plunged. But health officials are still reporting nearly 1,000 new cases and more than two dozen deaths a day. So, where does covid continue to simmer in California? And why?
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As Covid Vaccinations Slow, Parts of the US Remain Far Behind 70% Goal
Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.
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Journalists Discuss Long Covid, Delta Variant, Clinic for Migrants
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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New Research Finds J&J Vaccine Has Muscle Against Covidās Delta Variant
The data is reassuring to people who got this shot.
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California Lawmakers Push Feds to Allow a Therapy That Pays Meth Users to Abstain
The approach, known as contingency management, has helped thousands of veterans kick the methedrine habit, but a federal government ruling has limited its use. California hopes to challenge that and make the treatment a Medi-Cal benefit.
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Unprecedented Lobbying Effort Scores Big Win for California Public Health
After years of unstable funding, Californiaās 2022-23 budget will include a dramatic new investment in public health. Insiders say a powerhouse lobbying campaign made all the difference.
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How One Rural Town Without a Pharmacy Is Crowdsourcing to Get Meds
As more independently owned community pharmacies close, a Colorado town is crowdsourcing ways of getting prescription medicines delivered to those who canāt travel the long distance to the closest pharmacy. But even those stopgap measures donāt always work.
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Covidās Long Shadow: Generation Covid
Damage to Childrenās Education ā And Their Health ā Could Last a Lifetime
Black and Hispanic students have lost up to 12 months of learning, which could lead to lower incomes and shorter, sicker lives.
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Analysis: Why Weāll Likely Never Know Whether a Covid Lab Leak Happened in China
If international scientific sleuths are hoping to see a lab log or find a whistleblower, that sort of information wonāt be revealed. In China today, it is dangerous to say what you know if it challenges the official government narrative.
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Without Enough Boots on the Ground, Californiaās Vaccination Efforts Falter
Californiaās vaccination rates have stagnated, particularly in Black and Latino inner-city neighborhoods and in rural towns. County health officials, who say trust is their most important commodity, need more money for one-on-one interactions with holdouts, but the state has instead largely funneled money to advertising firms and tech companies.
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Covidās Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries
Even after recovering from covid, many patients experience respiratory or other problems and, since this effect of the virus is so unpredictable, medical experts aren't sure when it is safe to undergo elective surgery. But medical experts are setting up guidelines.
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No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
What's known as emergency room boarding of psychiatric patients has risen between 200% and 400% monthly in Massachusetts during the pandemic ā and the problem is widespread. The CDC says emergency room visits after suicide attempts among teen girls were up 51% earlier this year as compared with 2019.
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The WHO Didnāt Reverse Its Position on Kids and Covid Vaccines
The World Health Organization this week updated its guidance on children and covid vaccinations ā but in a different way than alleged in a viral social media post.
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KHNās āWhat the Health?ā: How to Expand Health Coverage
Democrats in Congress and the states are devising strategies to expand health coverage ā through the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid and a āpublic option.ā But progress remains halting, at best. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington may have to agree on how to control prescription drug prices if they wish to finance their coverage initiatives. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews Michelle Andrews, who reported and wrote last monthās KHN-NPR āBill of the Monthā episode about a very expensive sleep study.
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Covidās Long Shadow
Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
The pandemic will undermine Americans' health for years. Even those not infected by the coronavirus could suffer health problems related to poverty, job loss, eviction ā or all of the above.
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Thousands of Young Children Lost Parents to Covid. Whereās Help for Them?
More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to covid-19. Families say finding even basic grief counseling has been difficult and thereās been no coordinated effort to help these children access services or benefits.
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Hospitals, Insurers Invest Big Dollars to Tackle Patientsā Social Needs
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.
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Hemmed In at Home, Nonprofit Hospitals Look for Profits Abroad
About three dozen elite health systems are involved in for-profit hospital projects overseas. Though the systems are exempt from U.S. taxes for providing ācommunity benefit,ā thereās limited evidence that such business ventures benefit American patients.
By Jordan Rau