Public Health

This story also ran on St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This story can be republished for free (details). JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Every weekday at noon since Jan. 27, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams gathers his outbreak response team for a meeting on coronavirus. More From The Midwest Bureau View More […]

SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF 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). Mientras la comunidad científica […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Changing over to daylight saving time — a major annoyance for many people — may be on its way out as lawmakers cite public health as a prime reason to ditch the twice-yearly clock-resetting ritual. The time change, especially in the spring, has been […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The news about the novel coronavirus in China grows more urgent daily. The number of related deaths is now greater than 1,300, while tens of thousands of people have been infected — most of them in China. People returning to the U.S. from China […]

SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF 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 cambio al horario […]

SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF 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). Las noticias sobre el […]

This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). In one school district, families are pulling their kids out of school. In others, students show up in face masks. Educators in one Southern California community agreed to suspend an exchange program to keep visiting Chinese students out of quarantine. […]

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Editor’s note: President Donald Trump named Vice President Mike Pence to lead the nation’s response to the novel coronavirus on Feb. 26. In light of that news, KHN is highlighting this recent story that delved into how Pence handled an HIV […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom made a bold move Wednesday. In his second State of the State address, an annual speech that usually focuses on political wins or the state’s booming economy, Newsom dedicated 35 of 42 minutes to the urgent but unsexy […]