How We Reported ‘Underfunded And Under Threat’ To assess the state of the public health system in the United States, KHN and The Associated Press analyzed data on government spending and staffing at national, state and local levels. We explain what data we used and how we did it. There is no comprehensive data on… Read More: Get the Data: Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts… »
Humana announced this week that they are sending out more than 1 million at-home tests for patients who have put off going to the doctor because of the pandemic. The tests will be sent primarily to people who need colorectal cancer screening or diabetic condition management. Qualifying members will be able to identify if they… Read More: Humana to send more than 1M at-home screening tests to… »
The coronavirus that is now threatening the world is subtly different from the one that first emerged in China. Sars-Cov-2, the official name of the virus that causes the disease Covid-19, and continues to blaze a path of destruction across the globe, is mutating. But, while scientists have spotted thousands of mutations, or changes to… Read More: Coronavirus: Are mutations making it more infectious? »
Department of Health and Social Care withdraws official UK Coronavirus daily death toll of 114 after Secretary of State Matt Hancock orders review into ‘statistical flaws’ Department of Health figures show 82 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day The seven-day average was 74 last Friday. More than 1,000 people died each day… Read More: Britain records 17 more coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll »