Peer-Reviewed Findings Confirm Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine 94.1% Efficacy
Similar efficacy seen in older study participants Peer-reviewed findings from the COVE trial...
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Practice Impact
Covid-19: Fears of Violence Lead to Increased Gun Purchases
Survey from California also shows less secure firearm storage A survey of California adults found...
Read MoreVideo: The Healthy Nurse Who Died at 40 on the Covid Front Lines: ‘She Was the Best Mom I Ever Had’
Yolanda Coar was 40 when she died of COVID-19 in August 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. She was also a nurse manager, and one of nearly 3,000 frontline workers who have died in the U.S. fighting this virus, according to an exclusive investigation by The Guardian and KHN.
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No Causal Link Found for COVID-19, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There seems to be no causal association between...
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mRNA-1273 Vaccine Highly Effective for Preventing COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA-1273 vaccine has 94.1 percent efficacy for...
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Britain to Try Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccinations
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If a second dose of the first COVID-19 vaccine is...
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U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Struggling
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As U.S. officials ramped up efforts to vaccinate...
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Factors ID’d for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For nursing home residents with COVID-19, the odds...
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Parkinson’s Disease: Covid-19 Exacerbates Symptoms, Disrupts Care
Researchers worry SARS-CoV-2 may have long-term neurological impact The Covid-19 pandemic...
Read MoreAs the Terror of COVID Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled to Survive. Thousands Lost the Fight.
At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact.
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COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain
The federal government expects vaccinations to be available to everyone who wants them by summer — though glitches are inevitable. If enough of us get vaccinated, we could wave goodbye to the pandemic in 2021.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 2020 in Review — It Wasn’t All COVID
The coronavirus pandemic colored just about everything in 2020. But there was other health policy news that you either never heard or might have forgotten about: the Affordable Care Act going before the Supreme Court with its survival on the line; ditto for Medicaid work requirements. And a surprise ending to the “surprise bill” saga. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Covid-19: MIS-C Appears to Target Kids’ Hearts and More
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children attacks multiple organ systems As the Covid-19...
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Covid-19: Trial of LY-CoV555 Stopped for Futility
The neutralizing monoclonal antibody failed to show better clinical outcomes than placebo. The...
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Covid-19 More Lethal Than Flu, French Study Finds
Children and teens hospitalized for Covid-19 have higher morbidity, mortality Findings from a...
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#PWChat: Predictions for Healthcare/Medicine in 2021 With a Focus on COVID-19
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around predictions and expectations for...
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Risk for Severe COVID-19 Not Increased for Children With Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with cancer with severe acute respiratory...
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European Union Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the...
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Assessing Remote Patient Monitoring for Detecting COPD Exacerbations
When managing COPD, early detection of exacerbations and earlier intervention are key factors to...
Read MoreWith Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes ‘One for the Team’
Howard University Hospital officials are eager to get their 1,900 employees vaccinated, but so far few are showing up.
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