New Dental Treatment Helps Fill Cavities and Insurance Gaps for Seniors
DENVER ― Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s...
Month: September 2020
COVID Exodus Fills Vacation Towns With New Medical Pressures
The staff at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is accustomed to the number of patients tripling or even quadrupling each summer...
NIH and FDA Examine Serious Side Effect That Surfaced in COVID Vaccine Trial
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was...
‘It Seems Systematic’: Doctors Cite 115 Cases of Head Injuries From Crowd Control Devices
At least 115 people were injured this summer when police shot them in the head or neck with so-called “less-lethal”...
Readers and Tweeters Grapple With COVID Therapies and Forecasts
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and...
‘Terrible Role-Modeling’: California Lawmakers Flout Pandemic Etiquette
SACRAMENTO — In California, the cradle of renowned tech startups and the Silicon Valley, elementary school students have had to...
Kids Are Missing Critical Windows for Lead Testing Due to Pandemic
CLEVELAND — Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are missing out on...
Making Gyms Safer: Why the Virus Is Less Likely to Spread There Than in a Bar
After shutting down in the spring, America’s empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Science
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The headlines from this week will be about how President...
Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk
Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center were on edge as early as March when patients with COVID-19 began to...
What Is the Risk of Catching the Coronavirus on a Plane?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to alleviate fears of flying during the pandemic at an event with airline and rental...
Most Adults Wary of Taking Any Vaccine Approved Before the Election
(KFF) (KFF) The public is deeply skeptical about any coronavirus vaccine approved before the November election, and only 42% would...
