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“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
Business Is Booming for Dialysis Giant Fresenius. It Took a $137M Bailout Anyway.
Half of the money the Trump administration gave dialysis companies was collected by Fresenius, an international juggernaut with a robust balance sheet, a KHN analysis has found.
Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection to Harvest Crops
Skeptics say the lack of enforceable federal safety standards geared toward the coronavirus allows these employers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.
Trabajadores agrícolas en alto riesgo de contraer coronavirus y sin protección federal
Viven hacinados, durmiendo en literas y compartiendo baños y cocinas. Y aunque son trabajadores esenciales, suelen no tener seguro médico o licencia paga por enfermedad.
Newsletter editor Lauren Olsen wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study
People have flooded U.S. testing sites with requests to participate in the pivotal, late-stage clinical trials of the first two COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
Your Favorite Store or Restaurant Is Open. How Do You Know It’s OK to Go In?
We gathered tips from experts on what to look for — masks are a constant theme — when trying to decide if you will be comfortable visiting various establishments.
In Rural Missouri, Latinos Learn to Contain and Cope With the Coronavirus
In a town in the southwestern corner of Missouri, where COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Latino immigrants, language barriers and economic pressures among factory workers have stymied efforts to slow the virus that causes the disease.
En áreas rurales de Missouri, latinos aprenden a contener y hacer frente al coronavirus
El suroeste de Missouri ha experimentado un aumento de casos de coronavirus, incluido un brote entre los trabajadores de la planta de procesamiento de aves Butterball, en Carthage.
Tu restaurant o tienda favorita están abiertas. ¿Cómo saber si está bien ir?
El hecho de que muchas empresas vuelvan a abrir no significa que la pandemia haya terminado. El coronavirus todavía anda suelto, y hay que tomar decisiones difíciles cada día.