Kaiser Health News

Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss and Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll

The pandemic has taken a wide toll, with stress causing people who have not been infected to suffer a host of symptoms like excruciating headaches, hair loss and sudden outbreaks of shingles.

Oct 15, 2020

As Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him

Reversing a trend in which contributions from drugmakers’ political committees and their employees have gone largely to Republicans, so far for 2020 the industry has tilted toward Democrats.

Oct 12, 2020

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Inside the Flawed White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump

The Trump administration has increasingly pinned its coronavirus testing strategy for the nation on tests that are not the most accurate.

Oct 5, 2020

5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’

It's very unlikely that a vaccine against the coronavirus will be as effective as the one against measles, for example.

Oct 5, 2020

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Illustration by Lydia Zuraw/Kaiser Health News

To Free Doctors From Computers, Far-Flung Scribes Are Now Taking Notes For Them

Scribing is a fast-growing field in the U.S., with the workforce expanding from 15,000 in 2015 to an estimated 100,000 this year.

Oct 1, 2020

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What We Know About the Airborne Spread of the Coronavirus

Growing research indicates that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others and travel distances beyond 6 feet.

Sep 30, 2020

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Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up

Sep 28, 2020

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Trump’s Executive Order on Preexisting Conditions Lacks Teeth, Experts Say

“All it really is, is a statement that he wants one or more of his departments to come up with a plan," said Joe Antos with the American Enterprise Institute.

Sep 28, 2020

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Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists

A growing number of prominent health leaders fear that President Donald Trump will legally autorize a vaccine before election day, running roughshod over the usual regulatory process.

Sep 21, 2020

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Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming

Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation, but facilities must first rule out the coronavirus.

Sep 20, 2020