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Did Healthcare Just Miss its Bus?

As we rapidly approach the three-year mark of the Covid pandemic, healthcare finds itself, in many ways, far the worse for wear, not having benefited financially in any way from the pandemic.

The Urgent Need for Proactive Surveillance of Infectious Disease at Mass Gatherings

As the world gradually recovers from the shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spectre of another potential public health crisis looms ominously on the horizon

The Chicken and Egg Problem of Fighting Another Flu Pandemic

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared on “CBS Morning News” on May 30 to discuss concerns that the spread of an avian flu virus has decimated flocks of birds, which may affect consumers’ supply of eggs. Eggs are a major tool in the manufacturing of vaccines that could help protect people from a bird flu outbreak.

Long COVID-19: What Doctors Want You to Know

Approximately 15 percent of those with a COVID-19 infection will develop long COVID. Long COVID is prevalent and more common among females and older individuals.