12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year
By Jane Spencer, The Guardian and Christina Jewett
Lost on the Frontline, a yearlong investigation by The Guardian and KHN to count health care worker deaths, ends today. This is what we learned in a year of tracing the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Health Care Workers of Color Nearly Twice as Likely as Whites to Get COVID-19
By Christina Jewett
Harvard research shows minorities are most likely to report inadequate PPE and to work with COVID-positive patients.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA in Peril With Ginsburg’s Seat in Play
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is giving new life to the latest constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. It also places anti-abortion activists on the cusp of a court majority large enough to ensure the rollback of the right to abortion and, possibly, some types of birth control. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar tries to centralize power at the sprawling department plagued by miscommunications and scandals. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Sarah Jane Tribble about her new podcast, “Where It Hurts,” debuting Sept. 29.
As the Terror of COVID Struck, Health Care Workers Struggled to Survive. Thousands Lost the Fight.
By Christina Jewett and Robert Lewis
At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact.
Exclusive: Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising.
By Danielle Renwick, The Guardian and Shoshana Dubnow
KHN and The Guardian unveil an interactive database documenting front-line health care worker deaths. The majority of them are people of color — and nurses face the highest toll.
Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills
By Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett
The debate over how the coronavirus spreads heated up Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the virus spreads through tiny particles, but then took down guidance that could have forced big changes in hospitals.
Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You
By Christina Jewett and JoNel Aleccia and Rachana Pradhan
As experts race to get an approved test for covid variants, officials are severely restricted from sharing information about the cases. That makes it harder to protect others.
More Than 2,900 Health Care Workers Died This Year — And the Government Barely Kept Track
By Christina Jewett and Robert Lewis and Melissa Bailey
The National Academy of Sciences cites journalists’ “Lost on the Frontline” project in a push to expand federal tracking of worker fatalities.
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.
By Aneri Pattani and Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett
Four workers died at a facility with one of the largest U.S. outbreaks, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration never conducted an inspection. It’s a pattern that’s played out across the nation, a KHN investigation finds.
Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic
By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey
Democrats want to bind employers to follow a safety plan, while Republicans seek to shield employers and doctors from lawsuits.