Why AstraZeneca and J&Jās Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America
Covid has pressed the Food and Drug Administration into its fastest vaccine reviews ever ā which are still painfully slow, critics say.
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Remdesivir, Given to Half of Hospitalized Covid Patients in U.S., Is Big Win for Gilead ā Boosted by Taxpayers
With U.S. cases skyrocketing, demand for Gileadās dark horse antiviral is only growing. Biden appointees propose potential legal tactics to tamp down the price for patients.
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Why Even Presidential Pressure Might Not Get More Vaccine to Market Faster
Even invoking the widely heralded Defense Production Act to pressure drugmakers wouldnāt overcome vast obstacles.
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āNo Mercyā Chapter 7: After a Rural Town Loses Hospital, Is a Health Clinic Enough?
In Fort Scott, Kansas, the Community Health Centerās big green-and-white sign replaced Mercy Hospitalās name on the front of the townās massive medical building. In the final chapter of Season One: āNo Mercy,ā we have an appointment to see whatās inside.
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āNo Mercyā Chapter 6: Trickle-Down Heartache Reaches the Next Generation in a Rural Town With No Hospital
Meet Josh. Heās a teenager in Fort Scott, Kansas, who dropped out of high school around the same time the townās hospital closed. He says those two things are related.
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āNo Mercyā Chapter 5: With Rural Hospital Gone, Cancer Care Means a Daylong Trek
The hunt for good cancer treatment often means miles on the road, time spent waiting and exhaustion from treatment and transit. āThe further you have to travel to get care, the less likely that you are going to take that effort to do that,ā said Boban Mathew, an oncologist in southeastern Kansas.
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āNo Mercyā Chapter 4: So, 2 Nuns Step Off a Train in Kansas ā¦ A Hospital’s Origin Story
Mercy Hospital and the people of Fort Scott, Kansas, have a long, tangled history. To understand what the town lost when the hospital shut its doors, we rewind the story to 1886.
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‘No Mercy’ Chapter 3: Patchwork of Urgent Care Frays After a Rural Hospital Closes
Fort Scott, Kansas, went without an ER for 18 days, after the local hospital shut down. Documenting local trauma during that ādark periodā helped investigative reporter Sarah Jane Tribble unravel some of the complications that come after a rural hospital closes.
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‘No Mercy’ Chapter 2: Unimaginable, After a Century, That Their Hospital Would Close
After Mercy Hospital Fort Scott shut its doors, investigative reporter Sarah Jane Tribble traveled to Kansas and spent time with former hospital president Reta Baker and City Manager Dave Martin ā to understand what their town lost.
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āNo Mercyā Explores the Fallout After a Small Town Loses Its Hospital
Listen to āWhere It Hurts,ā each episode debuting on Tuesdays, from Sept. 29 through Nov. 10. When Mercy Hospital Fort Scott shut its doors, locals lost care. Health workers lost jobs. The hole left behind is bigger than a hospital. Season One is āNo Mercy.ā
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Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due
A lack of direction from federal administrators is causing confusion for many hospital administrators. Rural hospitals are among the ones hit hardest.
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HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services
The proposal details a wide-ranging agenda to remedy the gaps in health care and myriad challenges in rural America. In addition to more telehealth options, it includes shifts in hospital payments and expanded funding for school-based mental health programs.
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Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic
Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctorās appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.
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Lost on the Frontline
āLost on the Frontlineā is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
By The Staffs of Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and The Guardian, Christina Jewett, Maureen OāHagan, Laura Ungar, Melissa Bailey, Katja Ridderbusch, JoNel Aleccia, Alastair Gee, The Guardian, Danielle Renwick, The Guardian, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Eli Cahan, Shefali Luthra, Michaela Gibson Morris, Sharon Jayson, Mary Chris Jaklevic, Natalia Megas, The Guardian, Cara Anthony, Michelle Crouch, Sarah Jane Tribble, Anna Almendrala, Michelle Andrews, Samantha Young, Sarah Varney, Victoria Knight, Christina M. Oriel, Asian Journal, Alex Smith, KCUR, and Elizabeth Lawrence -
Coping With Loss Of Hospital, Rural Town Realizes: We Donāt Need A Hospital
Itās been about a year since the hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., closed. The lessons for this community about meeting its residentsā health needs could provide insights for the rest of the country.
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Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
State regulators and even one medevac company have raised doubts about prepaid subscriptions and promised benefits offered by air ambulance companies.
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After A Rural Hospital Closes, Delays In Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly
The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., forces trauma patients to deal with changing services and expectations.
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Have Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Hospital Closes
As the rural town of Fort Scott, Kan., grapples with the closure of its hospital, cancer patients face new challenges as they try to continue their treatments in different locations.
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Robin Hood To Rescue Of Rural Hospitals? New Math Promised On Medicare Payments
A proposed adjustment to the wage index, used in setting a hospitalās Medicare reimbursement payments, could be a lifeline for some rural facilities.
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Dealing With Hospital Closure, Pioneer Kansas Town Asks: What Comes Next?
After depending on the local hospital for more than a century, Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with life without it.
By Sarah Jane Tribble Photos by Christopher Smith
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