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Reporter looks at misuse of rapid COVID-19 tests in nursing homes
It can be difficult in normal times to get reliable, timely information from many long-term care facilities without filing FOIAs…
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How a tip exposed serious flaws in rapidly testing nursing home residents for COVID-19
Rachana Pradhan Kaiser Health News’ Rachana Pradhan recently reported on the real and potential glitches with so-called rapid antigen testing…
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New tip sheet looks at mental health effects of COVID-19 on older adults
The COVID-19 pandemic has put us all under tremendous stress. Social isolation, loneliness, fear of getting sick, an uncertain economy…
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Older adults and mental health during COVID-19
Photo: Elvert Barnes via Flickr We know the elderly are the most vulnerable to becoming ill and dying from COVID-19,…
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Wide variations in health care providers’ charges raise questions about the right rate
Early last month, a report from the Pioneer Institute in Boston showed that Massachusetts consumers could have saved $22 million…
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When covering variation in health care, keep in mind what patients want
Two recent reports on the cost of health care services point out the need for more transparency on what consumers…
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One in five nursing homes still lack sufficient PPE
Despite promises from the Trump administration, a recent study confirmed that many nursing homes still lack the necessary resources to…
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The challenge of finding data on COVID-19 testing and school openings
There is no federal standardized dataset on COVID-19, testing and school reopenings, making it challenging for journalists to report a…
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Understanding the COVID-19 plasma treatment debate
By forcing the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23, 2020, to approve blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment under…
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Journalist describes role in helping compile, publicize national data on COVID-19
Betsy Ladyzhets Among the many challenges in covering COVID-19 has been the federal government’s lack of public standardized data on…
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