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In March, during the first week of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first-in-the-nation stay-at-home order, KHN spoke with emergency department physicians working on the front lines of the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, these doctors reported dire shortages of personal protective equipment and testing supplies. Health officials had no idea how widespread the virus […]
Mia McDermott is no stranger to isolation. Abandoned as an infant in China, she lived in an orphanage until a family in California adopted her as a toddler. She spent her adolescence in boarding schools and early adult years in and out of psychiatric hospitals, where she underwent treatment for bipolar disorder, anxiety and anorexia. […]
The weeks of fear and uncertainty that Pam and Paul Alexander suffered as their adult daughter struggled against COVID-19 etched itself into the very roots of their hair, leaving behind bald patches by the time she left the hospital in early May. Tisha Holt had been transferred by ambulance from a smaller hospital outside Nashville, […]
December 4, 2020 KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how Black faith communities provide support in the face of racial unrest and COVID-19 with Newsy on Thursday. Click here to watch Pattani on Newsy Read Pattani’s “Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care” KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed […]
Read what your sign's 2021 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Aries personality profile. Welcome to January, and a whole new year, Aries! Last month, you survived the holidays by indulging in self-care, but don't stop now. While there's every reason to be hopeful for a better future, we're still dealing with a […]
There are plenty of reasons why dating your best friend seems like a good idea, particularly if you’re feeling burnt out on dating apps and sick of meeting strangers you don’t end up clicking with. With your best friend, you already have some necessary building blocks for a romantic relationship: You get along swimmingly; you […]
President-elect Joe Biden is on the mend after suffering hairline fractures in his foot while playing with his dog. Biden was spotted by reporters in the transition pool leaving the office of an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday. His doctor, Kevin O'Connor, later released a statement on the 78-year-old's condition. "Initial x-rays did not […]
Read what your sign's 2020 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Virgo personality profile. Welcome to November, Virgo! At the end of October, you followed your instincts and continued to nest. You've been feeling even more like a hermit lately, and have spent some time reflecting on any recent bickering or misunderstandings with […]
Read what your sign's 2020 horoscope predictions have in store for you or check out the Scorpio personality profile. Welcome to November, Scorpio! It's still your season, and your friends are grateful to have a friend like you who knows how to celebrate Halloween even in a pandemic. November continues the jump scares, though perhaps not in a […]
I first noticed the strange bump on my neck in August 2016, the fall semester of my senior year of college in South Carolina. I was doing my makeup in the mirror and swallowed, and there it was. That’s not supposed to be there, I thought to myself. I swallowed a few more times just […]