Clinical

Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated

Dec 08, 2020 at 04:38 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  Americans have made no secret of their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines this year, with fears of political interference.... Read More

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

Dec 05, 2020 at 06:07 pm by pj

    By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel, Kaiser Health News Hospitals in much of the country are trying to cope with unpreced.... Read More

COVID-19 Contributes to Increase in Opioid-Related Deaths

Dec 02, 2020 at 04:40 pm by pj

Telemedicine and tele-mental health services have emerged as valuable resources for those battling addictions during our country’s expanding opioid crisis. The availabil.... Read More

How COVID-19 Highlights the Uncertainty of Medical Testing

Dec 01, 2020 at 04:25 pm by pj

    By Ishani Ganguli, Kaiser Health News Dr. Jacqueline Chu considered the man with a negative coronavirus test on the other end of the phone, and knew, her.... Read More

To Supplement or Not

Nov 27, 2020 at 01:32 pm by pj

  The issue of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has come to the forefront in the last few decades, and with much reason. In a previous article on 'The B.... Read More

For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’

Nov 24, 2020 at 02:37 pm by pj

  By Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News For Christina Nester, the pandemic lull in Massachusetts lasted about three months through summer into early fall. In late.... Read More

Parents Complain That Pediatricians, Wary of COVID, Shift Sick Kids to Urgent Care

Nov 24, 2020 at 02:09 pm by pj

  By Kristy P. Kennedy, Kaiser Health News A mom of eight boys, Kim Gudgeon was at her wits’ end when she called her family doctor in suburban Chicago to sch.... Read More

Why Lung Cancer Awareness Month is Especially Important for LGBTQ+ Communities

Nov 23, 2020 at 12:50 am by pj

    By Janelle Hom   November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time where the American Lung Association, among other organizations, work to raise awareness.... Read More

Take It From an Expert: Fauci’s Hierarchy of Safety During COVID

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:56 pm by pj

  By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News As a health journalist, a physician and a former foreign correspondent who lived through SARS in Beijing, I often get.... Read More

People Proving to Be Weakest Link for Apps Tracking COVID Exposure

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:51 pm by pj

    By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigge.... Read More

Push Is On in US to Figure Out South Asians’ High Heart Risks

Nov 22, 2020 at 09:33 pm by pj

  By Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News For years, Sharad Acharya’s frequent hikes in the mountains outside Denver would leave him short of breath. But.... Read More

Independent Testing: Medical Grade Face Mask with Patented Graphene Oxide Technology Destroys COVID-19 and Flu Droplets

Nov 17, 2020 at 02:53 pm by pj

  Features Highest quality anti-viral, anti-bacterial Graphene Oxide from South Korea used in patented process to create affordable, reusable and washable mask that bloc.... Read More

Masks and Asthma 

Nov 17, 2020 at 01:54 pm by pj

   For Those with Asthma, Masks are Critical During the Pandemic   By JANELLE HOM    While there has been much controversy amid mask mandates, do.... Read More

What Doctors Aren’t Always Taught: How to Spot Racism in Health Care

Nov 17, 2020 at 01:30 pm by pj

  By Elizabeth Lawrence, Kaiser Health News Betial Asmerom, a fourth-year medical student at the University of California-San Diego, didn’t have the slightes.... Read More

Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Therapy Emergency Use Authorization Update

Nov 17, 2020 at 11:54 am by pj

This week marks an important milestone in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) h.... Read More

Finding Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die

Nov 17, 2020 at 02:20 am by pj

  By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  Dr. Megan Ranney has learned a lot about COVID-19 since she began treating patients with the disease in the emergency.... Read More

Clots, Strokes and Rashes: Is COVID a Disease of the Blood Vessels?

Nov 17, 2020 at 02:16 am by pj

  By Will Stone, Kaiser Health News  Whether it’s strange rashes on the toes or blood clots in the brain, the widespread ravages of COVID-19 have i.... Read More

Time to Discuss Potentially Unpleasant Side Effects of COVID Shots? Scientists Say Yes.

Nov 17, 2020 at 02:13 am by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to seek federal permission to release its COVID-19 vaccine b.... Read More

New AMA Policies Recognize Race as a Social, not Biological, Construct

Nov 16, 2020 at 10:30 pm by pj

  In support of efforts to confront our country’s history of racism and injustice, the nation’s leading physicians voted to adopt two new policies today reco.... Read More

Integrated Medical Solutions for Psychiatric Facilities

Nov 13, 2020 at 03:05 pm by pj