California Lawmakers Block Health Care Cuts
State legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom have hammered out an agreement on a budget that rejects Newsomās proposed cuts to health care services for older and low-income people.
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As Problems Grow With Abbottās Fast COVID Test, FDA Standards Are Under Fire
After the FDA issues a public warning about the test, one of its senior officials says point-of-care coronavirus tests can miss 20% of cases and still be considered useful. Public health experts are split.
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Easy To Say āGet Tested.ā Harder To Do. Hereās How.
If youāve been in a crowd ā a protest or rally ā experts have advice for figuring out whether you might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and where and when to get tested for it.
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How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
During the coronavirus pandemic, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties may struggle to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from the fears shared by the general public. But some patients say successful treatment has armed them to handle COVID-19ās uncertainties.
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In The Line Of Fire
Fractured Skulls, Lost Eyes: Police Often Break Own Rules Using ‘Rubber Bullets’
Around the country, police responded to protests in the wake of George Floydās death by shooting āless lethalā projectiles, which can seriously hurt and kill. In a joint investigation, KHN and USA TODAY found some officers appear to have violated their departmentās own rules when they fired.
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Injured And Uninsured, Protesters Get Medical Aid From LA Doctor
A Los Angeles ophthalmologist's offer on Instagram has ballooned into a loose network of physicians providing medical care to protesters who were injured while rallying against police brutality and racism. While clashes with the police have died down in some parts of the country, some protesters are seeking care for festering wounds from days-old injuries.
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KHNās āWhat the Health?ā: SCOTUS, Trump Collide Over Transgender Rights
The Trump administration rolled back protections for transgender patients just days before the Supreme Court cemented LGBTQ rights under the Civil Rights Act. So, what now? Meanwhile, coronavirus politics reaches beyond health care settings. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of KHN join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Watch: Are Administration Medical Experts Muzzled?
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joins a panel of health journalists on CNN to discuss the lack of public briefings on coronavirus by key medical experts in the Trump administration.
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āJust Make It Homeā: The Unwritten Rules Blacks Learn To Navigate Racism In America
Darnell Hill, a mental health caseworker, is teaching black teens in St. Louis how to safely walk through the park, run to the store or handle an encounter with the police. Beyond tangible skills, he offers comfort and a semblance of control to those for whom birding, running or walking down the street hold the risk of racial violence.
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The Costs Of Safely Reopening A High-End Restaurant
The shifting federal guidelines about how to reopen during the pandemic have perplexed many small-business owners, including the Prestifilippos, who dug deep into their wallets to provide a new kind of dining experience they hope is safe.
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Behind The Byline: ‘Contactless Reporting’
Check out the revamped video series from KHN 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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Trumpās Take On COVID Testing Misses Public Health Realities
Experts used terms like āmisleadingā and ācounterproductiveā to describe the president's words.
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California Hits Up Libraries and Tax Offices To Recruit 20,000 New Disease Detectives
As California begins one of the largest contact-tracing training programs in the country, many of the new recruits will be librarians: who are known to be curious, tech-savvy and really good at getting people they barely know to open up.
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Pandemic Upends The Lives Of People With Disabilities ā And Of Their Caregivers
Wisconsin already faced a shortage of caregivers who offer crucial health services and independence to their clients. Then the pandemic struck. In a survey of nearly 500 Wisconsinites with disabilities and older adults, every respondent said the pandemic had disrupted their caregiving service.
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Wealthy Hospital Taps Craft Breweries For Aid To Buy Masks, Gloves
Although the federal government has poured billions of dollars into hospitals to defray their losses from the coronavirus outbreak, new streams of fundraising have emerged ā including health worker-themed beer that adds āa drop in the bucket.ā
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Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona COVID Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order
Arizona is a coronavirus hot spot, with the average of daily casesĀ more than doublingĀ from two weeks ago.
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At A Time Of Great Need, Public Health Lacks āLobbying Muscleā
Public health officials are asking for more money in Californiaās state budget. But unlike some rich and powerful health care interests, they donāt have an army of lobbyists to curry favor with lawmakers.
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A Teenās Death From COVID
Andre Guest was just fine one day. The next, he was fighting for his life.
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White House Left States On Their Own To Buy Ventilators. Inside Their Mad Scramble.
Although laws prohibit price gouging on precious resources in times of emergency, states have been forced to compete for a share of the nationās stockpile of ventilators ā used to treat the sickest COVID patients ā or pay top dollar on sideline deals. With quality and quantity control lacking, what happens when the pandemicās second wave hits?
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Must-Reads Of The Week
KHN senior correspondent Jordan Rau spins through this weekās essential health care news.
By Jordan Rau