Liz Szabo is a senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News.

Is the conference cancelled? How coronavirus is upending the conference industry.

Conditions
March 6, 2020

Nearly 100,000 pop culture fans flocked to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle last year, including many dressed as superheroes, aliens, and robots. But something scarier than a comic book villain is roiling the conference this year — the spread of the coronavirus.

Ten people have died from novel coronavirus in King County, Washington, where Seattle is located, according to the Washington State Department of Health. At least 70 people have …

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Is the conference cancelled? How coronavirus is upending the conference industry.

Taking guns away from people in crisis: Does it work?

Policy
August 12, 2019

In his response to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Donald Trump called for an expansion of state laws that temporarily prevent someone in crisis from buying or possessing a gun.

A flurry of states have recently passed such laws — known as extreme risk protection orders — which allow a court to intervene when someone shows warning signs of impending violence. Although the laws are widely …

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Taking guns away from people in crisis: Does it work?

Widespread hype gives false hope to many cancer patients

Conditions
May 3, 2017

After Michael Uvanni’s older brother, James, was diagnosed with a deadly form of skin cancer, it seemed as if everyone told the family what they wanted to hear: Have hope. You can beat this, and we are here to help.

The brothers met with doctors at a half-dozen of the country’s best hospitals, all with impressive credentials that inspired confidence.

Michael Uvanni was in awe when he visited the University of Texas …

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Widespread hype gives false hope to many cancer patients