Covid-19: Pregnant Women at Risk for More Severe Disease
Pregnant Hispanic, non-Hispanic Blacks appear to be disproportionately affected by Covid-19...
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Seniors In Low-Income Housing Live In Fear Of COVID Infection
On their own in dirty buildings with little guidance or support, vulnerable older residents worry about unchecked transmission of the potentially deadly virus. “We felt abandoned.”
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Conflicting COVID Messages Create Cloud Of Confusion Around Public Health And Prevention
The pandemic has been marked by a significant amount of misinformation — some spread on purpose — that could prove deadly.
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A Virus Is Killing My People, And I Can’t Even Tell Them
I am worried. Every day for over a month, I saw tens of thousands of black people around the...
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Covid-19: Millenials Need to Step Up to Protect the Most Vulnerable
Fauci says he’s never seen a virus like this As the country saw a record upsurge in Covid-19 cases...
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Texas Pauses Reopening as COVID-19 Cases Rise
THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 cases surge in Texas, the state is...
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Is A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Coming?
Some experts say the United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and history tells us that the 1918 influenza pandemic came in at least three waves. But that’s not necessarily a template for how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, because the coronavirus doesn’t have the same degree of seasonality that influenza does.
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Covid-19: Is There An ’Immunity Shield’ Post-Infection?
An observational study says ’no,’ suggests neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 rapidly fade away...
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How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
During the coronavirus pandemic, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties may struggle to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from the fears shared by the general public. But some patients say successful treatment has armed them to handle COVID-19’s uncertainties.
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Covid-19: FDA Warns Companies Selling Antibody Tests
Agency cites 3 companies for selling unapproved direct-to-consumer tests WASHINGTON — Three...
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Covid-19: 1 in 5 People Worldwide at Risk for Severe Illness
Modeling assessed risk based on comorbid conditions such as CVD, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, certain...
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Proactive Monitoring Program Beneficial for COVID-19 Home Care
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A proactive monitoring program for COVID-19 can...
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Record-High Spikes in COVID-19 Cases Seen in Arizona, Florida, Texas
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — After reopening, states such as Arizona,...
Read MoreA Teen’s Death From COVID
Andre Guest was just fine one day. The next, he was fighting for his life.
Read MoreHealth Experts Link Rise In Arizona COVID Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order
Arizona is a coronavirus hot spot, with the average of daily cases more than doubling from two weeks ago.
Read MoreIf You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options
But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.
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Covid-19: CDC Issues Guidance Documents as Country Reopens
AMA warns, ’Do not confuse re-opening with returning to normal’ The CDC issued two new guidance...
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Hotter Temperatures, Higher Humidity May Reduce Covid-19 Spread
Climate may play key role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission New research adds to the early evidence that...
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Covid-19: FDA Revokes Emergency Authorization for Hydroxychloroquine, Chloroquine
Agency says criteria for EUA no longer met WASHINGTON — Based on a review of information emerging...
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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Say What? The Spread Of Coronavirus Confusion
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the public seems more confused than ever. And health officials still are not all on the same page; this week the World Health Organization had to walk back an official’s statement about how commonly the virus is spread by people without symptoms. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews Michael Mackert, a professor and health communications expert at the University of Texas-Austin, about how health information can best be translated to the public.
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