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Richard Costigan, a well-respected fixture in state Capitol circles, has detailed his familyâs ongoing experiences with COVID-19 on social media after catching the virus â he surmises â at a backyard gathering. The former Schwarzenegger aide wants people to know this virus doesnât care who you are.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jay Hancock of KHN about an investigation into the use of so-called less-lethal munitions â such as rubber bullets and bean bags â at protests, and why theyâve never been regulated.
Experts say folks 60 and up must continue to limit exposure in the years to come â even after there is a vaccine for COVID-19.
Sports events â with their sprays of sweat and spit, not to mention large crowds â are ideal settings for the coronavirus to spread. Although some college leagues have canceled their fall seasons, schools with big athletic programs are still hoping for a partial return to the gridiron and the hardwood.
Teams are starting to test vaccines using messenger RNA or chimpanzee cold viruses to inoculate humans. Will their benefits last?
Americans are avoiding hospitals and clinics by the millions, even when they shouldnât, and many experts expect a jump in preventable disease diagnoses after the COVID crisis eases. Paradoxically, the pandemic may have been good for some heart patients, however.
This statement is taken from a video in which a group of doctors air unproven conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. Dr. Immanuel's claims were among the most inaccurate. And, before it was removed from social media platforms, thee video was viewed millions of times. President Donald Trump retweeted it.
President Donald Trumpâs sobering view of COVID-19 didnât last long â this week, he was back to pushing hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has been shown not to work in treating the virus. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are still scrambling to agree among themselves and with the White House on the next coronavirus relief bill, as both a moratorium on evictions and extra unemployment payments expire. And the debate over drug prices, which was going to be one of the biggest health issues of this election year, makes a brief appearance. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Markian Hawryluk, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ story about a surprise bill from a surprise surgical assistant.
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In dealing with her sonâs violent murder, fear over the coronavirus pandemic and the stress of coping with systemic racism, Beverly Grant has found strength and peace through yoga. The Denver native is part of a yoga co-op seeking to bring the ancient practice to more diverse communities as a health care tool.
Long considered one of the countryâs evangelical strongholds, Colorado Springs cautiously returned to church after nearly two months without religious gatherings. But how congregations are handling Coloradoâs new mask rules varies in this conservative city.
If it takes 12 days to get results, testing is basically pointless.
The FDA must approve any coronavirus vaccine before itâs widely distributed, but political pressure could cloud the decision.
During the pandemic, nearly 700,000 additional Texans have lost health insurance. The Lone Star State already had more uninsured people than any other. It has given people with COVID symptoms pause before seeking medical care.
These workers rely on public assistance â and, sometimes, a side gig to get by.
Newly released employment data underscores the lingering toll the pandemic has taken on a range of outpatient services in California and across the U.S., from pediatric and family medical practices to dental offices, medical labs and home health care.
For the first time since 2017, Medicaid enrollment has begun increasing again, but not by as much as many analysts expected.
Mutual aid groups, in which volunteers give their time and resources to help others in the community, are seeing a resurgence in New York with the coronavirus pandemic.
While Congress negotiates liability protection for reopening businesses as part of its latest pandemic bailout package, some employers are already requiring workers to sign waivers agreeing not to sue if they get COVID-19 on the job.
Although racial minorities, older people and those with underlying medical conditions are most at risk from COVID-19, theyâve historically been the least likely to be included in clinical trials for treatments for serious diseases. Will that change with COVID-19?
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