Nurses Are Barely Holding Themselves Together
Being a nurse was already hard. But in the pandemic, it’s become almost impossible. More
Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind
Many covid vaccination registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disability rights laws, hindering the ability of blind people to sign up for a potentially lifesaving vaccine, a KHN investigation has found. More
Vaccine equity: If we build it, will they come?
I understand the vital role vaccines play in ending the Covid-19 pandemic. But what good are vaccines without vaccinations? More
Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This randomized clinical trial examines whether a layperson-delivered, empathy-focused program of telephone calls could rapidly improve loneliness, depression, and anxiety in at-risk adults. More
COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities Echo HIV Crisis
People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19. More
Why Indigenous people in cities feel ‘invisible’ as pandemic wears on
14 states don’t publicly keep track of COVID-19 data for American Indians/Alaska Natives. “We know who we are, and these are our homelands, so to be rendered invisible is another incidence of historical trauma.” More
The digital divide becomes a new social determinant of health
The rise in the use of telehealth and other digital care tools has highlighted growing concerns over whether access to high-speed internet will further widen health disparities. More
Opinion: Black Americans should face lower age cutoffs to qualify for a vaccine
It only makes sense for vaccine allocation to acknowledge these health inequities. More
‘A massive gap in information’: Most vaccine clinical trials fail to report data on participants’ ethnicity or race
Of the 230 trials researchers examined, more than 40% did not record participants’ race and about 65% did not report their ethnicity. More
Caregivers are missing from the long Covid conversation
The U.S. health system is too overwhelmed to address long Covid. One asset is not being deployed against Covid-19: long-haulers' caregivers. More