Bison Pastrami, Anyone? Preschool Assistant Ensures Kids Get to Know Indigenous Foods
By Ariel Gans and Katherine Huggins
Fawn Youngbear-Tibbetts wants youngsters to connect with their Native American culture and eat more nutritious foods.
El nuevo movimiento MADD: padres toman acción contra las muertes por drogas
By Rachel Scheier
Siguiendo el modelo de Mothers Against Drunk Driving, que generó un movimiento en la década de 1980, organizaciones como Victims of Illicit Drugs y Alexander Neville Foundation buscan aumentar la conciencia pública e influir en las políticas sobre drogas.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking Up to Baby Formula Shortage
The nationwide shortage of baby formula, which has been simmering for months, finally burst into public consciousness as more parents become less able to find food for their babies, prompting a belated federal response. Meanwhile, covid-19 cases rise but prevention activities don’t, and abortion-rights backers ready their legal arsenal for a post-Roe world. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Daily Edition for Thursday, May 19, 2022
Newsom Touts Vaccines As He Raises His Sleeve For A Second Booster: Gov. Gavin Newsom received his second Moderna covid-19 booster shot Wednesday at the Clinica Sierra Vista Comprehensive Care Center in Bakersfield and urged Californians to get their vaccinations amid a statewide rise in coronavirus cases. Read more from The Bakersfield Californian.
This Rural, Red Southern County Was a Vaccine Success Story. Not Anymore.
By Brett Kelman
Meigs County in Tennessee reported one of the highest covid-19 vaccination rates in the South for much of the past year. But those reports were wrong because of a data error that has surfaced in other states as well.
High-Tech’s Business Model Hasn’t Worked for the Cue Covid Test
By Eric Taub
Cue got attention with a Super Bowl ad for a stylish high-tech covid-testing machine to use at home. But the product is expensive, which has limited the San Diego company’s market.
The Private Sector Steps In to Protect Online Health Privacy, but Critics Say It Can’t Be Trusted
By Darius Tahir
Health data can be shockingly available. A group of nonprofits and corporations is proposing to patch up the holes in health apps, but many of the biggest companies didn’t participate in the proposal’s creation.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Oakland Becomes California's First 'Sanctuary City' For Abortion: City council members Tuesday unanimously passed a measure making Oakland a pro-choice sanctuary city for anyone in the country seeking an abortion. "The city of Oakland stands firmly behind anyone exercising their right to reproductive care," city council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao said. Read more from CBS Bay Area, NBC Bay Area, and The Oaklandside.
How Better Ventilation Can Help ‘Covid-Proof’ Your Home
By Liz Szabo
Is someone at home sick with covid-19? One simple but effective strategy for keeping the virus from spreading is to make your indoor air as much like the outdoors as possible.
‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors
By Judith Graham
Millions of older adults are grappling with long covid, yet the impact on them has received little attention even though research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition than younger or middle-aged adults.
