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Youth ambassadors train for a future in public health : Shots

Bithaniya Fieseha, a high school senior, graduates from the Youth Public Health Ambassador program run by the Fairfax County Health Department at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Va. Will Schermerhorn/Fairfax County Health Department hide caption toggle caption Will Schermerhorn/Fairfax County Health Department Bithaniya Fieseha, a high school senior,…

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Tips to keep you and your family safe with COVID, RSV and the flu surging : Shots

A vaccine clinic in Lynwood, Calif., offering free flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Experts are using the word “tripledemic” for rises in COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP A vaccine clinic in Lynwood, Calif., offering free flu and COVID-19 vaccines.…

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To prevent medical debt, the U.S. could learn from Germany’s health care system : Shots

Dr. Eckart Rolshoven examines a patient at his clinic in Püttlingen, a small town in Germany’s Saarland region. Although Germany has a largely private health care system, patients pay nothing out-of-pocket when they come to see him. Pasquale D’Angiolillo for KHN hide caption toggle caption Pasquale D’Angiolillo for KHN Dr.…