California Hospitals Face Surge With Proven Fixes And Some Hail Marys
California is entering the most critical period in its battle against COVID-19, and may need thousands of hospital beds and ventilators to accommodate a surge of critically ill patients. Hospitals are taking extreme measures, such as using 3D printers to make ventilator parts and turning cafeterias into wards.
California y COVID-19: hospitales se alistan para la crisis con acciones probadas y desesperadas
A medida que California ingresa al per铆odo m谩s cr铆tico contra COVID-19, los 416 hospitales, grandes y peque帽os, p煤blicos y privados, se esfuerzan por tener la capacidad necesaria para una avalancha de pacientes cr铆ticos.
A View From The Front Lines Of California鈥檚 COVID-19 Battle
California physicians dealing with COVID-19 offer a sobering portrait of a health care system bracing for the worst of a pandemic that could be months from peaking.
Lo que los padres deben saber sobre la dif铆cil decisi贸n de cerrar escuelas
Los cierres son parte de una estrategia amplia para limitar las interacciones p煤blicas y frenar la propagaci贸n de COVID-19. Pero la decisi贸n est谩 lejos de ser f谩cil, y es controversial.
Many Schools Have Closed 鈥 But Not All. What Parents Need To Know About That Tough Call.
Closing K-12 schools is part of a broad strategy to limit public interactions and slow the spread of COVID-19 cases. But the decision is far from easy, with conflicting science about how effective such closures are weighed against the massive disruption to families鈥 lives.
Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy By Local Health Officials
California鈥檚 capital region is among the areas that have had to shift response to the coronavirus outbreak because of a shortage of test kits in the U.S.
驴C贸mo evitar el coronavirus? Lecciones de personas cuyas vidas dependen de ello
Personas que recibieron trasplantes de 贸rganos, que est谩n en quimioterapia o viven con enfermedades cr贸nicas, conocen bien las normas de higiene que ahora se promueven.
How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It
As the new coronavirus continues its spread through the U.S., the general public can look for guidance from millions of Americans with weakened immune systems who long ago adopted the rules of infection control that officials tout to avoid contagion.
New California Coronavirus Case Reveals Problems with U.S. Testing Protocols
Disease experts say a new coronavirus case in California underscores the need for more widespread community testing for the illness, as well as problems caused by the delays in getting functional coronavirus test kits to state and local public health agencies.聽
When It Comes To The New Coronavirus, Just Who Is A 鈥楥lose Contact鈥?
Health officials stress that the new coronavirus devastating mainland China continues to pose minimal risk in the United States. The exception involves people who have had 鈥渃lose contact鈥 with someone infected with the virus. So what exactly is close contact?
Con el nuevo coronavirus, 驴qui茅n es un “contacto cercano”?
La forma en que se propaga un virus y la gravedad de la enfermedad que causa determina la forma en que los oficiales de salud deciden cu谩ntas personas corren riesgo de contagio.
Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients
To date, the U.S. has multiple confirmed cases of the viral infection that originated in Wuhan, China. That includes cases in which the virus passed from person to person within this country. So why don鈥檛 health officials share more information with the public?
Californianos sin hogar se adaptan a redadas en campamentos y a las normas de Caltrans
Las comunidades de personas sin techo est谩n siendo desplazadas, dejando atr谩s no solo ropa y objetos, sino tambi茅n medicamentos y dispositivos vitales.
Homeless Californians Adapt To Camp Sweeps And 鈥楾he Caltrans Shuffle鈥
Communities across California, frustrated with the growing number of homeless people living on public property, have tasked police and sanitation workers with dismantling encampments they say pose a risk to health and safety. The routine cleanups have spawned another public health concern: the loss of the displaced people鈥檚 personal possessions, including medicines.
Wildfire, Floods, Extreme Heat: California Prepares For Climate Change
Kate Gordon, director of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Planning and Research, is tasked with identifying and mitigating the risks of climate change in California. She spoke to KHN about how that work intersects with health, and how residents can get involved.
California Fires Illuminate Trauma And Resilience
The chaos and evacuations prompted by wind-fueled wildfire in Sonoma County pose special challenges for people in need of ongoing medical treatment. Volunteer medical personnel have stepped up to provide care and a sense of stability.
California: trabajadores agr铆colas enfrentan riesgos de salud por incendios forestales
En el condado de Sonoma, la naci贸n vitivin铆cola de California, trabajadores enfrentan la cosecha de la uva con el riesgo de inhalar part铆culas peligrosas que genera el humo.
Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California鈥檚 Wildfires
October marks not only fire season in California, but also the peak of the grape harvest. In areas not imminently threatened by the explosive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County鈥檚 fabled vineyards, workers labored through heat and smoke, or faced lost wages.
La s铆filis cong茅nita sigue aumentando a un ritmo alarmante
A nivel nacional, 1,306 beb茅s adquirieron s铆filis de su madre en 2018, un aumento del 40% con respecto a 2017, seg煤n datos federales. Este tipo de transmisi贸n es prevenible.
Congenital Syphilis Continues to Rise at an Alarming Rate
The number of U.S. infants who acquired syphilis from their mothers during pregnancy rose 40% last year. Just five states, including California, accounted for nearly two-thirds of the cases.
