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With Medical Safety Gear Scarce, People Are Stepping Up. Here’s Help On Ways To Help.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov March 23, 2020

If you or your company have useful supplies and want to donate them, here are some answers to questions you might be asking.

Hospital Executive Charged In $1.4B Rural Hospital Billing Scheme

By Lauren Weber and Barbara Feder Ostrov June 30, 2020

In an investigation last year, KHN detailed the rise and fall of Miami businessman Jorge A. Perez’s rural hospital empire, which spanned eight states and encompassed half of the rural hospital bankruptcies in 2019.

In Face Of Coronavirus, Many Hospitals Cancel On-Site Training For Nursing And Med Students

By Barbara Feder Ostrov March 17, 2020

Hospitals and nursing homes say they are acting to protect students and patients, but nursing educators worry the pipeline of new nurses could be slowed at a time when they may be needed most. Some doctors in training have also seen their clinical rotations canceled.

California: 5 cosas que hay que saber sobre la evaluación a niños por estrés tóxico

By Barbara Feder Ostrov January 7, 2020

A partir de este año, las visitas pediátricas de rutina para millones de niños de California podrían incluir preguntas sobre temas familiares delicados, como el divorcio, el alcohol y la violencia.

5 Things To Know As California Starts Screening Children For Toxic Stress

By Barbara Feder Ostrov January 7, 2020

California now will pay pediatricians to screen Medi-Cal patients for traumatic events known as adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. The program is based on research showing that children who endure chronic stress have an increased risk of developing serious health problems. Here are five things to know about the new program.

Nursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds

By Barbara Feder Ostrov November 14, 2019

A federal audit of 19 California nursing homes released today found hundreds of violations of safety and emergency standards, putting vulnerable nursing home residents at increased risk of injury or death during a wildfire or other disaster.

California Hospitals And Nursing Homes Brace For Wildfire Blackouts

By Barbara Feder Ostrov September 10, 2019

Facing billions of dollars in legal claims for the role its equipment has played in a spate of deadly wildfires, California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric plans to step up efforts to cut power to broad regions of the state during high-risk weather conditions. The potential for prolonged blackouts has prompted disaster preparations by hospitals, nursing homes and home care providers.

Valley Fever Cases Climb In California’s Central Valley — And Beyond

December 16, 2019 By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Harriet Blair Rowan

Incendios modernos presentan nuevos riesgos de salud para los bomberos

By Barbara Feder Ostrov August 5, 2019

Los bomberos se enfrentan a una peligrosa combinación: la exposición al intenso calor producido por la quema de vegetación, y a los combustibles y carcinógenos más comunes en los incendios urbanos.

Modern Wildfires Pose New Health Risks For Firefighters

By Barbara Feder Ostrov August 5, 2019

Studies long have linked urban firefighters’ on-the-job exposure to toxins with an increased risk of cancer. More recently, as urban-style development reaches into once remote stretches of California’s mountains and forests, wildfire crews are exposed to fuels and carcinogens more typical of urban fires. We talk with Tony Stefani of the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation about the health risks that poses for firefighters.

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