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Julie Appleby
Julie Appleby is a Senior Reporter and Senior Correspondent for the Kaiser Health News Network. Her work has been seen in Medium, CNN, CNN en Español, The Washington Post, CNN Business, The New York Times, USA Today, ABC News, The Atlantic, TONIC and more.
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How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College
Hillsdale College's Delp Hall, which houses many faculty offices, looking west towards campus. Photo credit: Brother Atticus, Wikipedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution, August 29, 2010.
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Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine
Not only are doctors having trouble getting vaccine for patients, but many of the community-based physicians and medical staff that aren’t employed by hospitals or health systems also report mixed results in getting inoculated. Editorial!-->…
During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
What type of plan is best for someone with an unpredictable, ongoing medical concern? That question is popping up on online chat sites dedicated to long haulers and among people reaching out for assistance in selecting insurance coverage.!-->…
Even With ACA’s Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon; Here’s What’s New
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Post-COVID Clinics Get Jump-Start From Patients With Lingering Illness
As the election nears, much attention is focused on daily infection numbers or the climbing death toll, but another measure matters: Patients who survive but continue to wrestle with a range of physical or mental effects, including lung!-->…
Your Favorite Store or Restaurant Is Open. How Do You Know It’s OK to Go In?
“Go to a place where you can make a reservation outside,” said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed.
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For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation
Early on in the coronavirus pandemic — when scarce COVID testing was limited to those with serious symptoms or serious exposure — the government and insurers vowed that tests would be dispensed for free (with no copays, deductibles or!-->…
Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here’s What Contact Tracers Really Do
When a person tests positive for certain communicable diseases, health care providers must report their contact information to public health departments. Contact tracers then try to reach out quickly, generally by phone. Photo credit!-->…
COVID Catch-22: They Got A Big Emergency Room Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus
At the JFK Medical Center near his home in Boynton Beach, Florida, staffers met him in protective gear, then ran a battery of tests — including bloodwork, a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram — before sending him home. File photo: Herve!-->…
Reopening In The COVID Era: How To Adapt To A “New Normal”
As states start to reopen, people will have to weigh the risk versus benefit of getting out more, along with their own tolerance for uncertainty. Photo credit: Sergey Bezgodov / Shutterstock.com, licensed.
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Big Brother Wants To Track Your Location And Health Data, And That’s Not All Bad, Or Is It? “In a…
A longtime public health strategy, “contact tracing,” involves identifying individuals who have contracted an infectious disease, notifying others who have been in contact with them and ensuring that those with the disease manage it!-->…
To Curb Coronavirus, What’s Behind The Wearing Of A Mask?
It is not recommending people try to purchase N95 or surgical masks, and the federal agency included online instructions on making masks out of materials at home. Image by Carola68.
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Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
Dr. Matt Hahn and nurse practitioner Lora Cole, in their personal protective equipment, face new challenges treating patients. Photo courtesy of Matt Hahn.
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What Takes So Long? A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Steps Involved In COVID-19 Testing
A machine at the UW Medicine Virology laboratory in Seattle extracts genetic material called RNA from patient samples to allow the analysis of potential COVID-19 cases on March 11. Photo credit: Dan DeLong for Kaiser Health News.
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Take A Deep Breath: Making Risk-Based Decisions In The Coronavirus Era
In the coming days, social distancing rules and recommendations may expand as federal, state and local health officials weigh conditions on the ground. So what to do now? File photo.
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