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California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials
With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public health authorities are deploying a range of strategies to beat back the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the virus.
“La reina de la vacunaci贸n”: enfermera lleva las dosis contra covid de casa en casa en Puerto Rico
Abigail Matos-Pag谩n, experta en cuidados cr铆ticos que ha impulsado tareas de ayuda tras huracanes y terremotos, se ha propuesto vacunar al mayor n煤mero posible de residentes de Puerto Rico.
鈥楾he Vaccination Queen鈥: Nurse Practitioner Takes Covid Shots House to House in Puerto Rico
Abigail Matos-Pag谩n, a critical care expert who has galvanized relief efforts after hurricanes and earthquakes, is on a mission to inoculate as many Puerto Rican residents as possible.
Turistas llevan d贸lares, y COVID, a las islas del Caribe estadounidense
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha enfrentado los intereses econ贸micos con las gu铆as de salud p煤blica en dos islas cuyas econom铆as dependen en gran parte del turismo.
Tourists Tote Dollars 鈥 And COVID 鈥 To U.S. Caribbean Islands
Tension rises among residents and travelers as U.S. island territories work to stymie the coronavirus while attempting to keep their doors open to tourism.
El legado de Mar铆a: estudiantes en Puerto Rico sufren de estr茅s post traum谩tico
Casi el 46% dijo que su casa estaba da帽ada. M谩s del 32% experiment贸 escasez de alimentos y agua. Y aproximadamente el 58% inform贸 que un amigo o miembro de su familia se hab铆a ido de la isla.
Hurricane Maria鈥檚 Legacy: Thousands Of Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms
A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported 鈥渃linically significant鈥 symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Medicaid en Puerto Rico no cubre medicamentos que curan la hepatitis C
A pesar que podr铆a haber m谩s de 11,000 casos en la isla, el Medicaid, que tiene un sistema de financiamiento distinto al de los estados, no cubre estos medicamentos.
Medicaid Patients In Puerto Rico Don鈥檛 Get Coverage For Drugs To Cure Hepatitis C
The program that provides health care for about half of the U.S. territory鈥檚 population cannot afford to cover the drugs.
4 Takeaways On Puerto Rico鈥檚 Death Toll, In The Wake Of Trump鈥檚 Tweet Storm
The controversy over the death toll from Hurricane Maria continues as the president tweets that the official estimate adopted by territory officials is a political ploy.
Hurricane Maria鈥檚 Official Death Toll In Puerto Rico Now Stands At Nearly 3,000
A report, commissioned by officials in the American territory, finds initial estimates were far too low, and mortality rates in the six months after the storm were 20 percent higher than normal.
La otra crisis de Puerto Rico: m谩s de un mill贸n en riesgo por recortes a Medicaid
La isla, que todav铆a est谩 recuper谩ndose de las tormentas de 2017, sufrir谩 un nuevo rev茅s sanitario: fuertes recortes a Medicaid pueden impactar en la atenci贸n m茅dica de los m谩s vulnerables.
In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills
The island鈥檚 government must squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, part of the U.S. territory鈥檚 agreement with the federal government as Puerto Rico claws its way back from fiscal oblivion. Experts warn such drastic cuts defy actuarial science.
Trying To Pinpoint Hurricane鈥檚 True Toll, Researchers Say 1,139 Died In Puerto Rico
The estimate, published in the journal JAMA, dwarfs the government鈥檚 toll of 64 but is far lower than another highly touted analysis.
Long Waits To See Doctors In Puerto Rico, Where Medical Needs Are Great Post-Maria
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney reports on how the island鈥檚 mounting physician shortage is making it even more difficult to get care.
Hurricane Maria Still Taking A Toll On Puerto Rico鈥檚 Seniors
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney reports on the challenges of providing health care to older people on the island.
Squeezing Water From Air: Mysterious Machine Is A Lifeline On Battered Island
Moses West a retired Army officer, is hoping to showcase his atmospheric water generator in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and stir up business.
El sistema de agua potable de Puerto Rico vuelve a la normalidad con lentitud
Residentes de la isla deben recoger agua potable en botellas de pl谩stico para cocinar, beber y ducharse. Ha habido un aumento de casos de leptospirosis.
Puerto Rico鈥檚 Water System Stutters Back To Normal
Efforts to restore tap water service has been delayed in many rural areas of Puerto Rico, but even in the cities running water can be interrupted by electrical power outages at pumping stations.
Listen: Disrupted Lives, Delayed Care And A Revised Death Toll In Puerto Rico
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney, who has seen firsthand how devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria has harmed residents of Puerto Rico, discusses the new statistics on the number who perished in the storm.
