How The Pandemic And An Anti-Vax Health Official Are Roiling A Montana Community
Even as Montana begins a gradual easing of stay-at-home restrictions intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the political […]
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When Prisons Are ‘Petri Dishes,’ Inmates Can’t Guard Against COVID-19, They Say
On April 6, an inmate named Dennis stayed up late at Indiana’s Plainfield Correctional Facility. He wrote to his wife,
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: SCOTUS Decides An ACA Case. No, Not THAT Case.
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Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance
TUPELO, Mississippi — Joe Delbert hadn’t needed the Tree of Life Free Clinic in three years. The 55-year-old man, who
Fear Of Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit
In 40 years of smoking, Katie Kennedy has tried four times to quit but always went back to cigarettes. Today,
As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data In Electronic Health Records Hard To Harvest
When President Donald Trump started touting hydroxychloroquine as “one of the biggest game changers” for treating COVID-19, researchers hoped electronic
‘An Arm And A Leg’: If Insurer Bills You For COVID Testing, Talk — And Maybe Tweet — It Out
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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Whom Do We Trust For COVID Info?
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Abbott’s Fast COVID Test Poses Safety Issues, Lab Workers Say
Lab personnel say worries are mounting over the safety of a rapid coronavirus test by Abbott Laboratories that President Donald
Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction isn’t taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic. But the U.S. response to the viral crisis is making
Biden Says OSHA Isn’t Doing Enough To Protect Workers’ From COVID-19
“Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must
The Other COVID Risks: How Race, Income, ZIP Code Influence Who Lives Or Dies
It started with a headache in late March. Then came the body aches. At first, Shalondra Rollins’ doctor thought it