Lydia Zuraw
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Washington, DC, United States
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Watch: Omicron Subvariant Is Nothing to Sneeze At, Explains KHN’s Public Health Expert
A KHN public health expert discusses the new covid subvariant, seasonal allergies, and the debate over whether Americans will need a fourth vaccination. → Read More
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Becerra Urges Congress to Expand Medicare, Address Rx Prices
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is the special guest for this bonus episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” podcast. He and host Julie Rovner discuss a breadth of topics the secretar… → Read More
A Break From Breathlessness: How Singing Helped Me Through Long Covid
Long before covid, music therapists used singing and wind instruments to help COPD and asthma patients. These same therapies might help patients recover from covid’s lingering symptoms as well. And… → Read More
A Break From Breathlessness: How Singing Helped Me Through Long Covid
Long before covid, music therapists used singing and wind instruments to help COPD and asthma patients. These same therapies might help patients recover from covid’s lingering symptoms as well. And… → Read More
Caring for an Aging Nation
The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years. Finding a way to provide and pay for the long-term health services they need won’t be easy. → Read More
Doctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
Medical experts are struggling to define or explain the lingering, debilitating symptoms some covid patients experience. Part of the problem is the wide range of symptoms, but doctors say getting a… → Read More
They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Despite a negative covid test, people could have been infected with the coronavirus anyway. And some of them might face lingering health issues. → Read More
Behind The Byline: The Count — And the Toll
Check out KHN’s video series Behind the Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care coverage that does not quit. → Read More
Watch: Defining The Debate On Health Care Coverage Options
Politicians are throwing around a lot of terms when they talk about their health care plans: universal care, “Medicare for All,” “Medicare Buy-In.” KHN helps explain what they are talking about.… → Read More
‘Don’t Wash That Bird!’ And Other (Often Unheeded) Food Safety Advice
Washing poultry or meat before cooking it can do more harm than good — spreading pathogens that can be killed only in the cooking process. But the practice persists. Here’s what you need to know this holiday season. → Read More
‘Don’t Wash That Bird!’ And Other (Often Unheeded) Food Safety Advice
Washing poultry or meat before cooking it can do more harm than good — spreading pathogens that can be killed only in the cooking process. But the practice persists. Here’s what you need to know this holiday season. → Read More
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Public health nurse Martha Tadesse speaks with a patient at a Los Angeles County jail. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) → Read More
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A nurse dispenses medicine to inmates. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) → Read More
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An inmate on a gurney waits to be seen at the clinic. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) → Read More
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An inmate in a wheelchair waits outside the clinic. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) → Read More
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Gisele Grayson’s Helix/National Geographic results (Courtesy of Gisele Grayson) → Read More
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Carmen Grayson’s Helix/National Geographic results (Courtesy of Carmen Grayson) → Read More
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Gisele Grayson’s 23andMe results (Courtesy of Gisele Grayson) → Read More
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Carmen Grayson’s 23andMe results. (Courtesy of Carmen Grayson) → Read More
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Campbell needs to use a ventilator to help him breathe and depends on a home health worker to put it on. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) → Read More