Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients
After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to covid-19 in early 2021, she tried to honor his memory. She...
Month: December 2021
Watch: One City’s Effort to Raise Vaccination Rates Among Black Residents
By Sarah Varney and Jason Kane, PBS NewsHour December 23, 2021 Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News and Jason Kane, PBS...
As Patients Fell Ill With Covid Inside Hospitals, Government Oversight Fell Short
Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett Photos by Heidi de Marco One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Manchin Blows Up Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Rapid-Test Edition: Who’s Making a Buck?
Dan Weissmann Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Rapid, at-home...
As Pandemic Wears Down Hospital Staff, One Town Offers Groceries to Say Thanks
PARK CITY, Utah — This mountain community — which comes alive during the winter ski season and annual Sundance Film...
Some Groups Are Left Out of Montana Covid Test Giveaway Program
As Montana’s tally of new covid cases neared 1,000 each day in September, Shelly Stanley-Lehman worried about when the virus...
Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared....
The Vaccine Rollout Was a Success. But Events Within and Beyond Biden’s Control Stymied Progress.
Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the most critical moments of the covid-19 pandemic. Case...
Vaccine Promoters Struggle to Get People Boosted in California’s Fields
Since the start of the pandemic, Luz Gallegos and her team of 56 advocates for immigrants have battled the scorching...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Oh, Oh, Omicron
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After ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding
Samantha Young SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 1 in 8 Californians who have died of covid lived in a nursing home....
