Health workers across the country looked on in horror when New York became the global epicenter of the coronavirus. Now, as physicians in cities such as Houston, Phoenix and Miami face their own COVID-19 crises, they are looking to New York, where the caseload has since abated, for guidance. The Guardian sat in on a …
COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). After terrorists slammed a plane into the Pentagon on 9/11, ambulances rushed scores of the injured to community hospitals, but only three of the patients were taken to specialized trauma wards. The reason: The hospitals and ambulances had no real-time …
Back to Life: COVID Lung Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story
Mayra Ramirez remembers the nightmares. During six weeks on life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ramirez said, she had terrifying nightmares that she couldn’t distinguish from reality. “Most of them involve me drowning,” she said. “I attribute that to me not being able to breathe, and struggling to breathe.” On June 5, Ramirez, …
When Will Long-Term Care Facilities Reopen to Visitors?
Three years ago, Cathy Baum helped both her mother and her mother-in-law move into memory care in an assisted living facility in Reston, Va. Because Ms. Baum lived nearby, she could visit four to five days a week and keep a watchful eye on them. “I’d check the bathrooms to be sure they’d had a …
The Particular Pain of Pandemic Grief
“Don’t thank me, love. It’s just my job.” The nurse’s words were clear, firm, efficient. Just like her, in the two hours I had known her. “He’s all right. He’s peaceful now.” That was the end of my conversation with the British National Health Service nurse in charge of the Covid-19 ward where my father …
How Young People Can Own Their Health Care (Even if They Still See a Pediatrician)
Owning your health care is a key life skill for young people, like doing laundry, voting and making ramen — and it’s one you can start learning, even (or especially) while living under your parents’ roof. Adolescent medicine specialists want you to embrace your own medical care, and now might be the perfect time. Dr. …
Weekly Health Quiz: Pesticides, Cancer and Coronavirus
1 of 7 The current coronavirus pandemic is known to have killed about how many people worldwide? 75,000 750,000 7.5 million 75 million 2 of 7 More than 166,000 Americans have died from Covid-19, but the number of excess deaths since the pandemic began suggests the number of coronavirus-related deaths may be closer to: 200,000 …
I Exchanged Notes With Elena Ferrante. Sort of.
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When you read The New York Times, you can be assured that everything you’re seeing is nonfiction — with noted special exceptions. The Books department frequently publishes short excerpts from new fiction and, since 2016, …
A Glance (and a Rooster) That Changed Everything
A wooden spoon. A green onion. A pot with three legs. One bottle of Florida water. Another of Champagne Andre. Three candles. A bag of “poud pa janbe” (“don’t-cross-here powder”). And most important, a young rooster. I had been warned not to haggle over the rooster. The merchant had five birds. One was old and …
Young Adults Report Rising Levels of Anxiety and Depression in Pandemic
The collateral damage from the pandemic continues: Young adults, as well as Black and Latino people of all ages, describe rising levels of anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts, and increased substance abuse, according to findings reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a research survey, U.S. residents reported signs of eroding …
Don’t Like What You See on Zoom? Get a Face-Lift and Join the Crowd.
A growing number of people, stuck at home and tired of staring at their own haggard faces on Zoom, are finding a fix: face and eye lifts, chin and tummy tucks and more. At a time when many medical fields are reeling from lockdowns when lucrative electives work was postponed, cosmetic surgery procedures are surging, …
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kamala Harris on Health
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly named running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, doesn’t have a lot of background in health policy. But that’s unlikely to prevent Republicans from using her on-again, off-again support for “Medicare for All” against her in the …
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SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). El hecho de que …
Dying Young: The Health Care Workers in Their 20s Killed by COVID-19
Jasmine Obra believed that if it wasn’t for her brother Joshua, she wouldn’t exist. When 7-year-old Josh realized that his parents weren’t going to live forever, he asked for a sibling so he would never be alone. By spring 2020, at ages 29 and 21, Josh and Jasmine shared a condo in Anaheim, California, not …
Contact Tracers in Massachusetts Might Order Milk or Help With Rent. Here’s Why.
It’s a familiar moment. The kids want their cereal and the coffee’s brewing, but you’re out of milk. No problem, you think — the corner store is just a couple of minutes away. But if you have COVID-19 or have been exposed to the coronavirus, you’re supposed to stay put. Even that quick errand could …
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
As the coronavirus swept into Detroit this spring, Wayne State University junior Skye Taylor noticed something striking. On social media, many of her fellow Black classmates who live or grew up in the city were “posting about death, like, ‘Oh, I lost this family member to COVID-19,’” said Taylor. The picture was different in Beverly …
Managing Pandemic Health Risks on College Campuses
College life was designed around community and togetherness. Now we are attempting to retrofit it for the opposite — with physical distancing, fewer people and the elimination of most in-person gatherings. The final days of summer offer an opportunity for incoming students and their families to prepare for a semester anchored by public health principles. …
Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes
Ever since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a “terrific,” “phenomenal” and “fantastic” new health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. But, in the 3½ years since he set up shop in the Oval Office, he has yet to deliver. In his early days on …
My Boyfriend Is Mad At His White Parents for Me. But I Don’t Care.
I am a young Black woman who’s been quarantining with my white boyfriend for months. It’s been mostly great for us as a couple. When we visit his family nearby, they often ask me about the Black Lives Matter protests, in which we’re participating. I find them genuinely interested, respectful and curious about why expressions …
What Happens When the Season Changes?
Taking refuge outdoors is still an option.
Listen: Will Telemedicine Outlast the Pandemic?
Julie Rovner, KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, on Tuesday joined WDET’s “Detroit Today” host Stephen Henderson and Dr. George Kipa, the deputy chief medical officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, to talk about the future of telemedicine and whether Medicare and private insurers will continue to pay for those services. You can listen to …
El coronavirus prolifera entre trabajadores latinos en un condado rico de California
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de Kaiser Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). En una cálida tarde …
Gum Disease Tied to Colon Cancer Risk
Gum disease may increase your risk of colorectal cancer. A new study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, included 42,486 men and women participating in two large continuing health surveys. Over the past several decades, the participants had periodically reported information on health and diet, including reports of gingivitis and tooth loss. The researchers reviewed pathology …
In Health-Conscious Marin County, Virus Runs Rampant Among ‘Essential’ Latino Workers
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — On a warm evening in late June, people flocked to alfresco tables set up along this town’s main drag to sip sauvignon blanc and eat wood-oven pizza for Dining Under the Lights, an event to welcome Marin County residents back to one of their favorite pastimes. About a mile away, Crisalia …
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Every day, the nation is reminded of COVID-19’s ongoing impact as new death counts are published. What is not well documented is the toll on family members. New research suggests the damage is enormous. For every person who dies of COVID-19, …