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A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic.
Bats worldwide are primary vectors for virus…
Decisions by CVS and Optum Panicked Thousands of Their Sickest Patients
NEW YORK — The fear started when a few patients saw their nurses and dietitians posting job searches on LinkedIn.
Word spread to Facebook groups, and patients started calling Coram CVS, a major U.S. supplier of the compounded…
Por un tecnicismo, niños necesitados podrían no tener acceso a vacunas contra el VRS
Arthur Allen
Tras casi cinco décadas de intentos, la industria farmacéutica está a punto de suministrar vacunas eficaces contra el virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS), que ha llevado al hospital a 90,000 niños en lo que va del invierno.…
Why Two States Remain Holdouts on Distracted Driving Laws
Max Herrick pulled over on the interstate near Harrisonville, Missouri, on a spring night in 2020 to offer antifreeze to a woman whose car had overheated.
He had lost a grandson to an overdose just hours before, but aiding…
Journalists Probe Problems in Providing Care for Foster Kids and Propping Up Addiction Treatment
KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the problems with Georgia’s foster care system on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” on Jan. 26.
Click here to watch Miller on “Lawmakers”
Read Miller’s “Unmet Needs: Critics Cite…
Montana Lawmakers Seek More Information About Governor’s HEART Fund
Keely Larson
A fund championed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to fill gaps in Montana’s substance use and behavioral health treatment programs has spent $5.2 million since last year as the state waits for an additional $19 million in federal…
As Long-Term Care Staffing Crisis Worsens, Immigrants Can Bridge the Gaps
When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start.
The former human rights activist feared for her life in the political turmoil following the military coup that overthrew…
Millones en riesgo de perder Medicaid, mientras terminan protecciones por la pandemia
Los estados se están preparando para remover a millones de personas de Medicaid, a medida que expiran las protecciones que se implementaron al comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19.
Este cambio abrupto, que comienza en abril,…
As Pandemic-Era Medicaid Provisions Lapse, Millions Approach a Coverage Cliff
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the covid-19 pandemic expire.
The upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing…
It’s ‘Telehealth vs. No Care’: Doctors Say Congress Risks Leaving Patients Vulnerable
When the covid-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than most of his peers.
Half of Siegel’s patients — many with private insurance and Medicaid — were already using telehealth, logging onto appointments through…