COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.A lower supply of a certain type of immune cell in older people that is critical to fighting foreign invaders may help explain their vulnerability to severe COVID-19, scientists say. When germs enter the body, the initial "innate" immune response generates inflammation not specifically targeted at the bacteria or…
Refinery issues and weather delays were behind a recent LPG shortage.People on social media had complained of being unable to find gas for their stoves and heaters.The energy department said there should no longer be a shortage.The recent shortage of liquefied petroleum has (LPG) in the Western Cape was due to weather related and refinery…
Ramaphosa calls on all citizens to play their part as SA heads to Level 3 lockdownMkhize, briefing the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, explained the drop in tests was due to the worldwide shortage of test kits.A backlog could mean doctors will have to make clinical diagnoses.BacklogHe said the backlog was not due to…
After weeks of searching high and low for ventilators, Governor Andrew Cuomo and health care leaders around the state are breathing a little easier—and sending some of the frantically acquired units to New Jersey, where they’re increasingly needed during the coronavirus pandemic.But now, many hospital workers on the front lines in the metro area have…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to