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Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth face coverings to control the spread of the…
I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.
Will Stone
The test results that hot day in early August shouldn’t have surprised me — all the symptoms were there. A few days…
Extreme Weather and Is There a Connection with Climate Change?
This week’s good chronicle. From devastating hurricanes and flooding to severe heat and wildfires, localities around the world…
Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
Eighteen months into the covid-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence…
Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership…
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
Nevada dentist David White has seen diseased and rotted teeth in the mouths of patients who…
Covid-Overwhelmed Hospitals Postpone Cancer Care and Other Treatment
It’s a bad time to get sick in Oregon. That’s the message from some doctors, as hospitals fill up with covid-19 patients…
Do Alexa and Siri make kids bossier? New research suggests you might not…
Chatting with a robot is now part of many families' daily lives, thanks to conversational agents such as Apple's Siri or Amazon's…
Leader of California’s Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step Down
Bernard J. Wolfson and Angela Hart
Peter Lee, who has steered California’s Affordable Care Act marketplace since late 2011 and…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About Drug Prices
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, …
Sin papeles, sin atención: migrantes con discapacidades buscan ayuda a…
Hace 13 años, la desesperación llevó a José Luis Hernández a subirse a un tren que iba a alta velocidad en el norte de…