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Michelle Kuppersmith underwent a type of genetic testing known as molecular profiling. To her surprise, her biopsy was sent to an out-of-network lab, resulting in a $2,400 charge. Photo credit: Shelby Knowles with Kaiser Health News. …

It’s a reasonable question. Most retirement complexes and long-term care facilities are excluding visitors. Older adults are asked to stay in their rooms and are alone for most of the day. Family members might call, but that doesn’t fill…

Hospitals need to clear out patients who no longer need acute care. But nursing homes don’t want to take patients discharged from hospitals for fear they’ll bring the coronavirus with them. File photo. SEATTLE, WA - A wrenching…

Hospitals and health systems overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients will be able to transfer people with other medical needs to the nation’s 5,000 outpatient surgery centers, about half of which are affiliated with hospitals. Photo credit:…

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. After…

Surely, in both her education and clinical work, Jill Biden is capable of detecting, even diagnosing, thought and speech disorders, dissociative thinking, and incoherent ramblings. Photo credit: Spike Johnson / Shutterstock.com licensed.…

Many of the country’s more than 5,000 outpatient surgery centers have closed or sharply cut back on the number of elective procedures they perform, to comply with requests from government agencies and professional societies.…

CALIFORNIA - Dr. Jessica Kiss’ twin girls cry most mornings when she goes to work. They’re 9, old enough to know she could catch the coronavirus from her patients and get so sick she could die. Kiss shares that fear, and worries at…

The best role for many retired medical professionals may be to fill in behind the scenes, said experts, freeing up younger colleagues to focus on direct patient care. File photo. NEW YORK, NY - Laura Benson retired from nursing in…

Gavin Newsom on Thursday became the first governor in the nation to order nearly all state residents to stay at home and most retail businesses to close their doors to stem the spread of COVID-19. Photo credit: Heidi de Marco, Kaiser…

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…

In the Western world, the phrase is often used to refer to people who deal with impropriety by “turning a blind eye” to it, or as someone with a lack of moral responsibility by looking the other way or by feigning non- responsibility.…

Are precautions of the sort the CDC has endorsed really necessary, even in areas where the new coronavirus doesn’t yet appear to be circulating widely? What about disease-free adults in their 60s and 70s? File photo. PRINCETON, NJ -…

Less than three weeks after introducing a bill that would make it harder for generic drug-makers to compete with patent-holding drug-makers, Sen. Thom Tillis opened the subcommittee’s first meeting on Feb. 26, 2019, with his own vow. File…

A 3M Respirator #8210 or N95 mask, disposable particulate respirator designed to help provide reliable respiratory protection of at least 95 percent filtration efficiency against certain non-oil based particles and helps reduce inhalation…

The U.S. Constitution mandates that a census be taken every 10 years to count all people, both citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S. April 1, 2020 is officially Census Day with notices and forms starting to arrive in the mail in…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In the same week that physicians at the University of California-San Francisco medical center were wiping down and reusing protective equipment like masks and gowns to conserve resources amid a surge of COVID-19…

Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, speaks by phone with Kaiser Health News (KHN). Photo Courtesy of Alisa Kigar. COLQUITT, GA - Rural hospitals may not be able to keep their doors open as the…