Being Vaccinated Doesnāt Mean You Must Go Maskless. Hereās Why.
It wonāt hurt to remain cautious, even as California reopens for business in response to mass vaccinations and diminishing cases of covid.
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Journalists Discuss New Alzheimer’s Drug, Women’s Alcohol Use, the Hip-Hop and Opioids Link
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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Biden Kept His Promise to Increase Covid-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops
Experts told us that the systemās capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.
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KHNās āWhat the Health?ā: Our 200th Episode!
The federal approval of a controversial drug to treat Alzheimerās disease has reignited the debate over drug prices and the way the Food and Drug Administration makes decisions. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden seeks to gain goodwill overseas as he announces the U.S. will provide 500 million doses of covid vaccine to international health efforts. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. And to mark the podcastās 200th episode, the panelists discuss what has surprised them most and least over the past four years.
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Change to Gilead Assistance Program Threatens PrEP Access, HIV Advocates Say
Safety-net clinics especially are bracing for how the drugmakerās policy shift could reduce their budgets and hamstring their ability to provide care to an at-risk population.
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Lawmakers Pressure Newsom to āStep Upā on Racism as a Public Health Issue
California Democratic lawmakers are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to approve $100 million per year to fund programs that address health inequality and structural racism.
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An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information
A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the covid-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.
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Women Now Drink as Much as Men ā And Are Prone to Sickness Sooner
Young women have closed the gender gap for excessive drinking. And that was before the pandemic. The trend is particularly troubling because women are at greater risk for blackouts, liver disease, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers linked to alcohol use.
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Unused Johnson & Johnson Covid Doses Are Piling Up as FDA Waits to See if Shelf Life Can Be Extended
As vaccine expiration dates loom, states with hundreds of thousands of doses on hand say demand is tanking and thereās no easy way to donate to other states or countries that might want them
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Boeing Tested Air Purifiers Like Those Widely Used in Schools. It Decided Not to Use Them in Planes.
The technology that schools have been snapping up in the fight against covid āhas not shown significant disinfection effectivenessā to install on its planes, Boeing found. Now the companyās study is being debated in a proposed class-action suit.
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Trying to Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black Obstetricians
Besides shared culture and values, a Black physician can offer Black patients a sense of safety, validation and trust. By contrast, the impact of systemic racism can show up starkly in childbirth. Black women are three times as likely to die after giving birth as white women in the United States.
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Analysis: Mounting Pressure on China About Covid āLab Leakā Could Backfire
Where the coronavirus originated remains a mystery and the Chinese are bucking demands to let investigators see more.
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In Missouri and Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard to Track Vaccine Equity
Racial and ethnic categories for vaccination data vary widely from one state to another, complicating efforts to distribute shots where they are needed most. In Missouri, some red flags in the data surfaced, making health officials question its usefulness.
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Covidās Long Shadow: Mourning in America
The āGrief Pandemicā Will Torment Americans for Years
More than 5 million Americans lost a loved one to covid, and the ripple effects could lead to serious illness down the road.
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From Racial Justice to Dirty Air, Californiaās New AG Plots a Progressive Health Care Agenda
In a candid interview, Californiaās newly appointed attorney general, Rob Bonta, reflects on his progressive roots and says he will pursue a health care agenda centered on the principle that quality medical care is a right, not a privilege.
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Readers and Tweeters React to Racism, Inequities in Health Care
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in Covid Long-Haulers
A significant number of post-covid patients suffer from syndromes that few doctors understand.
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Behind The Byline: Finding a āSuperstarā to Interview
Check out KHNās video series ā Behind The Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insiderās view of health care coverage that does not quit.
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Mississippiās Black Communities Turned Around Their Covid Rates. Next Up: Make Strides on Vaccines.
Covid-19 tore through Mississippiās Black population in the pandemicās early days, but community efforts slowed the rate. Now health officials and community leaders aim to replicate the success as they dole out vaccines.
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KHN Journalist Combs for Clues on Covid’s Origins
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.