Public Health
Watch: Reviewing Public Health Record Of New Coronavirus Commander Mike Pence
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/CNN-Newsroom-With-Brooke-Baldwin-Laura-Ungar.mp4 KHN Midwest editor and correspondent Laura Ungar appeared on “CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin” to discuss Vice President Mike Pence’s appointment to lead the nation’s response to the novel coronavirus in light of how he handled a 2015 HIV outbreak when he was governor of Indiana. She also spoke on Los Angeles radio […]
Brote de coronavirus en Washington revela riesgo en los centros de adultos mayores
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). Un brote de la […]
Nursing Home Outbreak Spotlights Coronavirus Risk In Elder Care Facilities
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close […]
HHS Removed Images Of Condoms From HIV/AIDS Awareness Fliers
This story also ran on Vice. This story can be republished for free (details). The Department of Health and Human Services stripped from a government website HIV/AIDS educational material that featured condoms, calling the images “unapproved,” according to official correspondence obtained by Kaiser Health News. The images had been included in a 2017 fact sheet […]
Remueven imágenes de condones de folletos informativos del gobierno sobre el VIH/sida
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 Departamento de Salud […]
In An Exchange About Coronavirus, Homeland Security Chief Gets Flu Mortality Rate Wrong
Statement: Says the mortality rate for the flu is “right around” that of the new coronavirus. “It’s right around 2%.” Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, in Feb. 25 testimony before a Senate appropriations subcommittee During a Senate appropriations Feb. 25 subcommittee hearing, Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, said the U.S. flu […]
Coronavirus Stress Test: Many 5-Star Nursing Homes Have Infection-Control Lapses
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Long before the novel coronavirus made its surprise appearance, the nation’s nursing homes were struggling to obey basic infection prevention protocols designed to halt the spread of viruses and bacteria they battle daily. Government health inspectors have cited more nursing homes […]
Maine Voters Consider U-Turn On Vaccine Exemptions
This story is part of a partnership that includes Maine Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). As Mainers head to the polls on Super Tuesday for the presidential primary, they also will decide another issue: vaccine requirements. A statewide referendum asks if voters want to overturn […]
Más inspecciones en hogares de adultos mayores a medida que crece el coronavirus
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). Los Centros para Servicios […]
As Coronavirus Cases Grow, So Does Scrutiny Of Nursing Home Infection Plans
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is ordering health inspectors to focus on infection-control practices at nursing homes and hospitals, particularly those where coronavirus infections have been identified among patients or in the community, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced Wednesday. Latest Stories On […]