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Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation
2 years ago

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation

Salon  

OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. The tool found that many people in Oklahoma City didn't like the word "vaccinate" — a term featured prominently in the health department's marketing campaign. …

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After tuition, books, and room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerve
2 years ago

After tuition, books, and room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerve

Salon  

Reviewed on-campus housing costs. Schools that charge a student health fee and require insurance coverage say the funding helps cover services at campus health clinics, which otherwise would cost students hundreds of dollars a year or more. The USC student health fee — which covers primary and preventive health services — also helps the school pay for services not typically …

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Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers
2 years, 5 months ago

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

NPR  

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America's future battles against infectious diseases. Galvanized by what …

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Why investigate one patient's charges?
2 years, 6 months ago

Why investigate one patient's charges?

NPR  

Why investigate one patient's charges? NPR does explain the purpose of the series: "Journalists from Kaiser Health News and NPR will be looking at surprising medical bills and figuring out what they can tell us about the health care system." NPR Managing Editor for Standards and Practices Tony Cavin said NPR hasn't issued specific advice to its journalists on the …

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Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say
2 years, 7 months ago

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

LA Times  

As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing and other COVID-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. National supply counts, which the Biden administration has shared sporadically, aren’t the only data local health officials need to ensure their residents can access the treatments. But not everyone completes it, she said: “Oftentimes, we …

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Amsterdam restaurants want to only limit RLD terraces on busy nights
2 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam restaurants want to only limit RLD terraces on busy nights

NL Times  

Terraces in Amsterdam's Red Light District should only shrink on busy Fridays and Saturdays. Companies that are active in the area popular with tourists previously reacted angrily to measures taken by Amsterdam to prevent crowds and nuisance in the Red Light District. Mayor Femke Halsema recently announced that the permission given to cafes and restaurants to expand terraces will be …

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More hospitality sector protest actions likely after Saturday success
2 years, 11 months ago

More hospitality sector protest actions likely after Saturday success

NL Times  

The protests in the catering industry on Saturday will not be the last ones, director of the Royal Hospitality Union Dirk Beljaarts told Nieuwsuur. The director called it heartwarming to see how many mayors and the public welcomed opening the hospitality sector. According to Beljaarts, it is now up to the Cabinet to "not wait ten days to announce what …

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Republicans in at least 26 states have rolled back public health powers amid pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans in at least 26 states have rolled back public health powers amid pandemic

LA Times  

People celebrate on Aug. 12 after the Salt Lake County Council voted to overturn a school mask order for kids in grades K-6 issued earlier in the week by the county’s top health official. A review by Kaiser Health News of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that, in all 50 states, legislators have proposed bills to curb public health …

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The newest disease detection tool for COVID and beyond: poop
3 years, 4 months ago

The newest disease detection tool for COVID and beyond: poop

Salon  

Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. Researchers have high hopes for this sludgy new data stream, which they say can alert public health officials to trends in infections and doesn't depend on individuals getting tested. They were sure there were …

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‘We sent a terrible message’: Scientists say Biden jumped the gun with booster plan
3 years, 4 months ago

‘We sent a terrible message’: Scientists say Biden jumped the gun with booster plan

LA Times  

The Biden administration’s plan to make COVID-19 booster shots available next month has drawn a collective scream of protest from some members of the scientific community. “I think we’ve scared people,” said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an advisor to the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug …

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The WHO didn’t reverse its position on kids and COVID vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

The WHO didn’t reverse its position on kids and COVID vaccines

Salon  

A social media post circulating on Facebook and Instagram claims that the World Health Organization recently flipped its policy recommendation about children receiving a covid-19 vaccine. "The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION recently reversed its stance on children getting the Covid vaccine. A photo posted alongside the caption is a screenshot from the World Health Organization's website, with the words circled in …

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Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows
3 years, 7 months ago

Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows

Salon  

Black Americans' covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation's campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data obtained by KHN. Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, wasn't surprised that Black Americans' vaccination rates were still lagging, citing a complex combination of …

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Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?
3 years, 8 months ago

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Associated Press  

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated. Congress eventually allocated $1.1 billion for Zika, but by then, mosquito season had passed in much of the U.S. “Something happens, we throw a ton …

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Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders
4 years ago

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Associated Press  

Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. “What we’ve taken for granted for 100 years in public health is now very much in doubt,” said Lawrence Gostin, an expert in public health law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. THE MASK FIGHT IN KANSAS The public health workforce in Kansas …

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Some restaurants, bars to defy Dutch ban and will re-open January 17
4 years, 1 month ago

Some restaurants, bars to defy Dutch ban and will re-open January 17

NL Times  

A collection of hospitality industry entrepreneurs said on Wednesday that regardless if the government plans to lift the country out of the current partial lockdown, their bars, cafes and restaurants will open to the public on January 17 three months after they were ordered closed. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge recently said that he foresaw the partial lockdown continuing beyond …

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Gov't advice to wear masks in public space met with skepticism
4 years, 3 months ago

Gov't advice to wear masks in public space met with skepticism

NL Times  

On Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued the urgent advice for all Netherlands residents to wear masks in publicly accessible indoor spaces. Hospitality association KHN doubts whether the advice to wear masks in public makes sense, the association said in a press release. Roel Coutinho, who preceded Jaap van Dissel as head of public health institute RIVM, is pleased that …

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Health officials are quitting or getting fired amid outbreak
4 years, 5 months ago

Health officials are quitting or getting fired amid outbreak

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Vilified, threatened with violence and in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health leaders around the U.S. have resigned or have been fired amid the coronavirus outbreak, a testament to how politically combustible masks, lockdowns and infection data have become. A review by the Kaiser Health News service and The Associated Press …

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Exclusive: Ex-WVa health chief says cuts hurt virus response
4 years, 6 months ago

Exclusive: Ex-WVa health chief says cuts hurt virus response

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic. In an email, Bonnie Woodrum of the Randolph-Elkins Health Department said it “hurt a little to be singled out as reporting …

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Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats
4 years, 6 months ago

Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats

Associated Press  

Emily Brown was stretched thin. But Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said the majority of what she calls an “alarming” exodus resulted from increasing pressure as states reopen. Three of those 27 were members of her board and well known in the public health community — Rio Grande County’s Brown; Detroit’s …

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ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill
4 years, 7 months ago

ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill

NPR  

ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Welty for KHN Ethan Welty for KHN From late March into April, Timothy Regan had severe coughing fits several times a day that often left him out of breath. Service provider: Denver Health, a large public health system Medical service: Regan was evaluated …

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Summer Bummer: A Young Camper's $142,938 Snakebite
5 years, 8 months ago

Summer Bummer: A Young Camper's $142,938 Snakebite

NPR  

Summer Bummer: A Young Camper's $142,938 Snakebite Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Bergin for KHN Chris Bergin for KHN Editor's note: In the audio version of this story, we reported that a tourniquet was applied to the ankle of a 9-year-old after she was bitten by a venomous snake. Sponsor Message "It was a major comfort for me to …

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