To assess the state of the public health system in the United States, KHN, also known as Kaiser Health News, and The Associated Press analyzed data on government spending and staffing at national, state and local levels.
Jul 1, 2020
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As many countries ease their lockdowns and more people return to work, there's an effort to limit the use of public transport to avoid further spread of COVID-19. It seems obvious that we should encourage more people to switch ...
May 22, 2020
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Anecdotal stories about the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that Black, racialized and immigrant people in Canada have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This narrative tells the story of immigrants and racialized people ...
May 21, 2020
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Available data from states shows that some racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to die of COVID-19 than whites, and a new, age-adjusted analysis by researchers at Yale and the University of Pittsburgh provides a clearer ...
May 20, 2020
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People who walk, cycle and travel by train to work are at reduced risk of early death or illness compared with those who commute by car.
May 19, 2020
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Joe Mihaljevic, a mathematical epidemiologist and assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS), is leading a new project to create computer modeling systems ...
May 4, 2020
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With more than a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, there is growing concern that low-income communities and racial/ethnic minorities may be disproportionately shouldering the burden of the pandemic. ...
Apr 29, 2020
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After a yearlong study of people with opioid dependence, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that adding $8 an hour to their paychecks may help those in recovery stay drug free longer, as well as encourage ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Public-health experts and government officials have been calling for "social distancing," asking people to stay home and avoid contact with each other as much as possible when they have to go out—all to "flatten the curve" ...
Apr 20, 2020
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With Census Day approaching nationwide on April 1, researchers at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science are warning that a Latino undercount is likely, and it could cost Los Angeles County over a half ...
Mar 25, 2020
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