COVID-19 What does “close contact” mean? CDC redefines COVID exposure time to qualify By Andrew Joseph | Kaiser Health News | October 23, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions expands definition of “close contact” amid new evidence around transmission.
covid Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of pandemic By Barbara Feder Ostrov | CALmatters | October 23, 2020 While other states experience deadly surges in coronavirus cases, national public health expert says the Golden State “holds a lesson for all of us.”
COVID-19 Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID By Anna Almendrala | CALmatters | October 23, 2020 Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers, especially at the holidays, mean an awful lot.
California ‘All you want is to be believed’: the impacts of unconscious bias in health care By April Dembosky, KQED | Kaiser Health News | October 21, 2020 One woman shares her experience trying to get care in a Bay Area hospital for COVID symptoms--only to have her complaints dismissed.
COVID-19 Older COVID patients battle ‘brain fog,’ weakness and emotional turmoil By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | October 20, 2020 Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium.
COVID-19 The ‘speed of trust’: California wants statewide panel to review any COVID vaccine By Ana B. Ibarra | CALmatters | October 19, 2020 Gov says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins.
COVID-19 Sleepless nights, hair loss and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll By Aneri Pattani | Kaiser Health News | October 17, 2020 The good news is that many of these symptoms are reversible, but it’s important to recognize them early.
COVID-19 Lifetime experiences help older adults build resilience to pandemic trauma By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | October 16, 2020 Research shows that many seniors have changed behaviors as they strive to stay safe from the coronavirus.
COVID-19 Kaiser cited for failing to treat COVID-19 as airborne By Jackie Botts and Ana B. Ibarra | CALmatters | October 16, 2020 Kaiser says it will appeal the citation against its psychiatric facility in Santa Clara.
COVID-19 When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters By Suresh Dhaniyala, Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University | Local News Matters | October 15, 2020 As the time spent indoors with an infected speaker increases, however, risk extends to the entire room, even if ventilation is good.