COVID Stalks Montana Town Already Saddled With Asbestos Disease
Residents of a small Montana community exposed to decades of asbestos contamination are taking extra precautions to keep COVID-19 away.
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KHN on the Air This Week
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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As Trump Touts His 鈥楪reat鈥 COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him
President Donald Trump has been heralding drugmakers as 鈥済reat companies.鈥 Yet in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Trump is not feeling the love in pharma contributions. Former Vice President Joe Biden is, even though his proposed policies could dent the industry鈥檚 profitability.
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Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Bloc of Voters in Nursing Homes, Senior Facilities
Voting is a point of pride for many older Americans, and senior living facilities in past years have encouraged the civic act by hosting voting precincts, providing transportation to the polls and bringing in groups to help explain election issues. But fears of the spread of the coronavirus among this vulnerable population make voting more difficult this year.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: Trump vs. COVID
President Donald Trump is one of at least two dozen people tied to the White House who have tested positive for COVID-19. Negotiations on the next round of COVID relief are off again 鈥 maybe. And the FDA and CDC continue to fight for scientific credibility. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog about what the Supreme Court might do with the latest case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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In Debate, Pence and Harris Offer Conflicting Views of Nation’s Reality
During this, the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election season, the two candidates clashed over the coronavirus and other health care issues, as well as a range of other topics.
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Young Doctor Succumbs to COVID, One of the South鈥檚 Many Health Workers Lost
A 28-year-old Texas doctor tested positive in early July and died in September 鈥 one of a dozen young health workers nationwide whose deaths from the coronavirus have been profiled by KHN and The Guardian as part of the "Lost on the Frontline" project.
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Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a 鈥楽low-Moving Train Wreck鈥
This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.
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Does the Federal Health Information Privacy Law Protect President Trump?
The president鈥檚 doctors have used HIPAA 鈥 the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 鈥 as a shield to avoid questions about the president鈥檚 COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Refuge in the Storm? ACA鈥檚 Role as Safety Net Is Tested by COVID Recession
Relentlessly knocked around by politics and now headed again to the Supreme Court, the ACA is covering millions who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. But not everyone.
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Lifetime Experiences Help Older Adults Build Resilience to Pandemic Trauma
These seniors use coping strategies to keep them socially active yet safe from the coronavirus.
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Distrusting Trump, States Plan to Vet COVID Vaccines Themselves. Bad Idea, Say Experts.
California and at least five other states have said they may independently vet any vaccines. Experts warn that could needlessly confuse the public.
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POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA
One School, Two Choices: A Study in Classroom vs. Distance Learning
Most students at one Marin County school attend in person, while a dozen study from home. Those on campus are constantly nagged to use hand sanitizer and submit to the thermometer. Home-schoolers yell to their parents for help, while the parents pray that Zoom doesn鈥檛 freeze.
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Campus Dorm Resident Assistants Adjust to a New Role: COVID Cop
Students charged with keeping their peers in line on college campuses say they are dealing with hostility, unclear policies and health risks as they try to enforce policies to prevent COVID-19.
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Analysis: 鈥楧on鈥檛 Be Afraid of COVID鈥? Not Buying It, Unless Businesses Do Job Right
COVID precautions may seem like overkill. But I won't set foot in a store unless certain steps are taken.
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Easier-to-Use Coronavirus Saliva Tests Start to Catch On
Regulators and scientists have been leery of introducing the tests, preferring to rely on tried-and-true methods, but evidence is mounting that the spit and swab tests may be more convenient and just as accurate.
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5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won鈥檛 Be a 鈥楳agic Wand鈥
Approval of a vaccine will be an important step in defeating COVID-19. But it won鈥檛 immediately end the pandemic.
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Inside the Flawed White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump
President Trump relied heavily on testing as protection against COVID exposure, eschewing masks and social distancing.
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Wear a Mask. If Only It Were That Simple.
Health experts agree masks are the cheapest, best weapon against the coronavirus pandemic. But how should mask-wearing be enforced? Mandates? Fines? Polite requests? It鈥檚 hard to figure out what works as President Donald Trump's behavior keeps the debate alive over whether they should be worn at all.
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Trump鈥檚 COVID Program for Uninsured People: It Exists, but Falls Short
The help is real 鈥 but access to it isn鈥檛 easy.