KHN on the Air This Week

November 13, 2020 KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed how to manage unexpected health care costs with CBSN on Wednesday. Click here to watch Rosenthal on CBSN KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Affordable Care Act case before the Supreme Court with WBEZ’s “Reset” and WDET’s “Detroit Today” on Tuesday and with WHYY’s “Radio […]

US adds 1 million COVID cases in less than a week

The US surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The dizzying rise came as cities and states across the United States were implementing new restrictions to try to halt the spread of the virus, with stay-at-home orders set […]

U.S. Government to Ship Millions of Rapid COVID-19 Tests This Week

TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 — The U.S. government will start distributing millions of rapid COVID-19 tests to states this week with the goal of reopening schools. About 6.5 million tests will be shipped this week, and a total of 100 million tests will be sent out during the next several weeks, a senior official told […]

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders

The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election. The head of the Food and Drug […]

Quotes and sayings to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 – a week which aims to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems. It becomes at a particularly pertinent time, with experts saying the months spent under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic could have a ‘devastating’ and long-lasting impact on our mental […]

New coronavirus vaccine trial starts this week in the UK

A coronavirus vaccine candidate will be tested in a clinical trial in the United Kingdom  starting this week. The vaccine combines a weakened version of a common cold virus with genes coding for the coronavirus’ lethal weapons: its spikes. The vaccine will be administered to people starting on Thursday (April 22), British Health Minister Matt […]