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Lauren Weber
Lauren Weber, Midwest correspondent, is covering how America’s health system is working - and not working - for patients in that region. Based in St. Louis, her hometown, she tackles everything from rural hospital closures to health system consolidation to state and national reform promises made on the campaign trail.
The University of Missouri's historic columns, with Jesse Hall in the background, on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Editorial credit: Kristopher Kettner / Shutterstock.com, licensed.
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COVID Takes Challenge of Tracking Infectious College Students to New Level
Mizzou's historic columns, with Jesse Hall in the background, on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columia. Columbia, MO - October 10, 2019. Editorial credit: Kristopher Kettner / Shutterstock.com, licensed.
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‘When It Starts Getting Into Your Local Hospital, It Becomes Real’
A sign declaring “HEROES WORK HERE” decorates the lawn of St. James Parish Hospital, a 25-bed rural hospital located about 45 minutes from New Orleans, a pandemic hot spot. Photo courtesy of St. James Parish Hospital.
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Trump Admin Uses Wartime Powers To Be First In Line On Medical Supplies; Gives Feds Power to Edge…
The Trump Administration took the action more than a week before it announced Thursday that it would use the little-known aspect of the law to force 3M to fill its contract to the U.S. first. Firms face fines or jail time if they don’t!-->…
As Country Disinfects, Diabetes Patients Can’t Find Rubbing Alcohol
Rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs or wipes are the latest products swept up by the nation’s demand for anything and everything seen as a disinfectant against the novel coronavirus — by hospitals and average consumers alike. Photo:!-->…
Hospital Suppliers Take To The Skies To Combat Dire Shortages Of COVID-19 Gear
The race to import medical supplies reflects a nationwide panic over a dwindling supply of the masks, gowns and other protective gear that health care workers need amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. File photo by Image by!-->…
Coronavirus Threatens The Lives Of Rural Hospitals Already Stretched To Breaking Point
Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, speaks by phone with Kaiser Health News (KHN). Photo Courtesy of Alisa Kigar.
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As Coronavirus Testing Gears Up, Specialized Swabs Running Out
The nasopharyngeal swabs required for the coronavirus tests are quite different from your standard Q-tips — and the exploding need for them has created a bottleneck in the soaring demand for diagnoses. File photo.
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Coronavirus Puts Prisons In Tight Spot Amid Staff Shortages, Threats Of Lockdown
The federal Bureau of Prisons said there had been no confirmed coronavirus cases in its 122 facilities as of March 10. But coronavirus scares have occurred in some federal facilities, including the Federal Detention Center-SeaTac in!-->…
Testing Public Health Infrastructure In The Heartland; Global Spread of Coronavirus Fueling Concerns…
While 15 Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far, tens of thousands of people have been infected worldwide and more than 1,300 have died. Global, and local fears of the spread of the respiratory virus are fueling!-->…
No Quick Fix: In Missouri, Managing Pain Without Opioids Isn’t Fast Or Easy
While Missouri health care providers now have another tool besides prescribing opioids to patients with Medicaid, the multistep approaches required by alternative treatments create many more hoops than a pharmacy visit. File photo:!-->…
Patients Stuck With Bills After Insurers Don’t Pay As Promised
Darla Markley and her husband, Andy Markley, of Winter Park, Florida, tried to pay off their medical bills following tests Darla had done at the Mayo Clinic in 2010. Even after Mayo wrote off some of what they owed, her disability and!-->…
Obamacare’s Star Ratings Offer A Glimmer Of Insight ― But Not For All
A Press conference where President Obama discussed the quality of health plans due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, nick-named 'Obamacare, and the insurance on the marketplace. File photo: Pixabay.
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‘We Vape, We Vote’: How Vaping Crackdowns Are Politicizing Vapers
Vapers were mobilized for two congressional campaigns with postcards produced by political operative Mark Block, who also started the Vape PAC political action committee. Photo credits: Lydia Zuraw/KHN Illustration; Mark Block; Getty!-->…
They Enrolled in Medical School To Practice Rural Medicine. What Happened?
Dr. Sara Ritterling Patry, one of University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina's first graduates, practices internal medicine in Hutchinson, Kansas. With a population under 41,000, Hutchinson, Kan., isn’t the most rural community, but!-->…
Meet The Health Officials Who Alerted To Mysterious Vaping Illness
The epidemic has prompted outrage about federal oversight of vaping, but there is also a local public health success story to be told. Doctors and regional officials in Wisconsin, Illinois and elsewhere pieced together that this!-->…