A View From The Front Lines Of Californiaās COVID-19 Battle
California physicians dealing with COVID-19 offer a sobering portrait of a health care system bracing for the worst of a pandemic that could be months from peaking.
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Take A Deep Breath: Making Risk-Based Decisions In The Coronavirus Era
Thereās an array of recommendations about how to adjust our lives to reduce the spread of the novel virus. All are motivated by the same guiding principle: The better the public does in these efforts, the better off everyone will be.
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Amid Pandemic, Programs Struggle To Reach Vulnerable Seniors Living At Home
Older adults are at serious risk during this pandemic and have been advised to avoid contact with others. Yet many still need essential services, and programs are scrambling to adapt.
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Is The Bay Areaās āUnprecedentedā Lockdown The First Of Many?
About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to āshelter in placeā Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.
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As Coronavirus Testing Gears Up, Specialized Swabs Running Out
Nationwide, testing for coronavirus is ramping up. But the supply of specialty swabs needed to collect potential coronavirus specimens canāt keep up with demand, creating a bottleneck in testing capabilities. So two top manufacturers are working with U.S. and Italian governments to increase production.
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Near Trumpās Florida Home, Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Gets Off To Rocky Start
Just 5 miles from Mar-a-Lago, the POTUSā outpost, Florida residents find that the presidentās pledge to make testing accessible hasnāt materialized.
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In Face Of Coronavirus, Many Hospitals Cancel On-Site Training For Nursing And Med Students
Hospitals and nursing homes say they are acting to protect students and patients, but nursing educators worry the pipeline of new nurses could be slowed at a time when they may be needed most. Some doctors in training have also seen their clinical rotations canceled.
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Many Schools Have Closed ā But Not All. What Parents Need To Know About That Tough Call.
Closing K-12 schools is part of a broad strategy to limit public interactions and slow the spread of COVID-19 cases. But the decision is far from easy, with conflicting science about how effective such closures are weighed against the massive disruption to familiesā lives.
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Ships, Planes, Trains, Scooters All Need A Virus Wipe. But What Does A āDeep Cleanā Mean?
There is no universal protocol for a ādeep cleanā in trying to eradicate the novel coronavirus. Industries are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them.
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Biden Falsely Blames Trump Administration For Rejecting WHO Coronavirus Test Kits (That Were Never Offered)
Bidenās statement leaves out context about how countries decided on which test theyād use to identify the presence of the coronavirus.
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Listen: How Coronavirus Looms Over Prisons
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined WAMUās ā1Aā show to talk about the unique threats coronavirus is putting on those who are behind bars and those who guard them.
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To Stop Coronavirus In Its Tracks, Hereās Your Guide To 5 Degrees Of Separation
If someone tells you, āIād love to go to dinner, but Iām socially distancing,ā donāt be offended. Itās likely they are trying to do a good deed for public health.
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Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs āKick Your Door Inā
In an interview, Dennis Carroll, who until last fall headed up the emerging threats unit at USAID, spoke about the threat of more germs, like the novel coronavirus, appearing and whether the world is prepared for this pandemic.
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How Intrepid Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In
Drs. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger fast-tracked a test for the deadly new coronavirus weeks before it began spreading in the U.S. Their work has been key to detecting community transmission and ramping up the nationās testing capacity.
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And Then There Were Two: Biden, Sanders Debate With Coronavirus On Everyoneās Mind
The candidates talked about their views on how this public health crisis should be managed. Though they disagreed on many points, they shared disapproval of the Trump administrationās response.
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Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy By Local Health Officials
Californiaās capital region is among the areas that have had to shift response to the coronavirus outbreak because of a shortage of test kits in the U.S.
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Looking For Answers After Coronavirus Contact? Welcome To The Gray Zone
The COVID-19 outbreak has spawned confusion among health officials, doctors and the public, especially for people who fall into the gray area for testing and deciding whether they need to quarantine themselves. Where to turn for answers about isolation and quarantine varies by locale. All this means agencies are sometimes delaying needed advice and giving people incorrect information.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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Look-Up: Check Out Infection Records Of 15,000 U.S. Nursing Homes
This online map shows which of the 15,000 nursing homes in the U.S. have been cited for infection-control violations and how serious those infractions are.
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The Coronavirus, The Congressman And Me
When four KHN reporters were possibly exposed to COVID-19, they tried to take preventive steps. But even for health care journalists, getting tested for the virus ā and figuring out what to do next ā is an uphill task.