Clinical

Five Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’

Oct 05, 2020 at 08:39 am by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump makes no secret he would like a COVID-19 vaccine to be available before the election. But it&rs.... Read More

The Mysterious White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump

Oct 05, 2020 at 12:16 am by pj

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagno.... Read More

Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity

Sep 29, 2020 at 05:20 pm by pj

By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Heallth News For a term that’s at least 100 years old, “herd immunity” has gained new life in 2020. It starred in man.... Read More

CBD Increases Blood Flow to the Brain After One Dose

Sep 27, 2020 at 03:53 pm by pj

By Michael C. Patterson A new study in the August 2020 Journal of Psychopharmacology reports an increase in blood flow to the hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex aft.... Read More

A Real Vaccine Before the Election? It’d Take a Miracle.

Sep 27, 2020 at 02:51 pm by pj

This story was originally published by ProPublica. By Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica Despite President Donald Tr.... Read More

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills

Sep 27, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

By Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control spec.... Read More

CMS Issues Urgent Call to Action Following Drastic Decline in Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep 23, 2020 at 10:13 pm by pj

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data revealing that, d.... Read More

How Should Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Nodules be Managed?

Sep 20, 2020 at 12:57 am by pj

By MATTHEW SHLAPACK, MD Mrs. Smith undergoes a routine carotid artery doppler study as part of her evaluation following a recent CVA. While she is pleas.... Read More

In Face of COVID Threat, More Dialysis Patients Bring Treatment Home

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:20 pm by pj

By Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News NIPOMO, Calif. — After Maria Duenas was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about a decade ago, she managed the disea.... Read More

Students’ Mass Migration Back to College Gets a Failing Grade

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:10 pm by pj

By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News Who thought it would be a good idea to move thousands of teenagers and young adults across the country to college campuses.... Read More

Black Women Turn to Midwives to Avoid COVID and ‘Feel Cared For’

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:03 pm by pj

By Rachel Scheier, Kaiser Health News From the moment she learned she was pregnant late last year, TaNefer Camara knew she didn’t want to have her baby in.... Read More

Lack of Antigen Test Reporting Leaves Country ‘Blind to the Pandemic’

Sep 19, 2020 at 04:55 pm by pj

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News More than 20 states either don’t release or have incomplete da.... Read More

New Dental Treatment Helps Fill Cavities and Insurance Gaps for Seniors

Sep 19, 2020 at 04:47 pm by pj

By Michelle Crouch, Kaiser Health News Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist&rs.... Read More

NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Sep 16, 2020 at 09:53 am by pj

By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coron.... Read More

An Alarming Trend and How You Can Disrupt It 

Sep 16, 2020 at 12:28 am by pj

Odds are you have treated a trafficking victim in your practice By JAN EDWARDS, President, Paving the Way Foundation, Inc. .... Read More

Substance Use Disorders Linked to COVID-19 Susceptibility

Sep 15, 2020 at 09:53 am by pj

By analyzing the non-identifiable electronic health records (EHR) of millions of patients in the United States, the team of investigators revealed that while individuals with.... Read More

Kids Are Missing Critical Windows for Lead Testing Due to Pandemic

Sep 14, 2020 at 01:10 am by pj

By Brie Zeltner, Kaiser Health News CLEVELAND — Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are m.... Read More

Let’s Use the State of SNF Therapy Today as a Springboard for More Positive Outcomes

Sep 12, 2020 at 04:03 pm by pj

By Ian Oppel There’s no question that therapy today in skilled nursing facilities looks vastly different than it did several months ago (and for many ye.... Read More

Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk

Sep 10, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center were on edge as early as March when patients with COVID-19 began to show up in.... Read More

Most Adults Wary of Taking Any Vaccine Approved Before the Election

Sep 10, 2020 at 11:31 am by pj

By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The public is deeply skeptical about any coronavirus vaccine approved before the November election, and only 42% would be willing.... Read More