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KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on KSDKās āToday in St. Louisā with host Rene Knott to discuss the unwritten rules that Black teens learn to try to safely navigate other peopleās racist assumptions.
KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined KUNCās Erin OāToole on āColorado Editionā and appeared on WNHNās āThe Attitude with Arnie Arnesenā to discuss his recent story on how difficult it is to measure the full death toll from the pandemic.
On their own in dirty buildings with little guidance or support, vulnerable older residents worry about unchecked transmission of the potentially deadly virus. āWe felt abandoned.ā
Authorities continue to dismantle homeless encampments despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hold off during the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
While federal and state officials continue to wrangle over coronavirus testing, the population testing positive is skewing younger. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wins a round in court over its requirements for hospitals to publicly reveal their prices, and the fight over the fate of the Affordable Care Act heats up once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews former Obama administration health aide Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who has written a new book comparing international health systems.
California Healthlineās Samantha Young helped lead a discussion about the stateās response to the novel coronavirus. Infections and hospitalizations are surging across the state.
State officials are pointing to reopened bars as a cause of local spikes in coronavirus cases. Bars are tailor-made for the spread of the virus, with a cacophony of conversations that require raised voices and alcohol, which can impede judgment.
Local governments around the country are declaring racism a public health crisis. That could be lip service, or it might lead to shifting resources from policing to health care, housing and other services, experts say.
Cancer patients seeking care during the coronavirus pandemic face an array of obstacles as states reopen, such as heavily restricted in-hospital appointments and new clinical trials on hold.
Rochester, New York, and other cities have already weathered the first blasts of excessive heat, and they have done it while cooling centers and spray parks have been closed due to the pandemic.
Building consumer confidence in air travel is a major challenge for airlines. Some experts think they arenāt doing enough to make their case.
Public health officials have been alarmed by the increase in COVID-19 cases linked to family gatherings and socializing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is defending the stateās reopening, local health officials worry the situation could get worse this summer.
Experts say a bit of extra drinking isnāt a problem for many people, but they recommend watching out for specific behaviors that signal addiction.
In communities of color, the decision to participate in this moment of collective trauma ā whether by watching and sharing the video of George Floydās death, discussing racial injustice on social media, or protesting and speaking out in the 3D world ā can be one rife with anxiety and profound mental distress.
Like other people, many men who have sex with men have done all they could to avoid the coronavirus. Now some are braving renewed contact while balancing risk.
California Healthline senior correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KQEDās Lily Jamali on āThe California Reportā and Alison St John on KPBSā āMidday Editionā to discuss the threats that public health workers are facing as they enact pandemic protections.
Some experts say the United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and history tells us that the 1918 influenza pandemic came in at least three waves. But thatās not necessarily a template for how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, because the coronavirus doesnāt have the same degree of seasonality that influenza does.
Health care workers report understaffing, long hours and protective equipment shortages at HCA Healthcare hospitals.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Counting deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic is easier said than done. Without widespread testing, officials must sort through presumed COVID deaths and those who died with infections rather than from them. Then there are the indirect deaths of people who died from circumstances created by the pandemic.
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