William A. Haseltine, Contributor

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Hydroxychloroquine Is Ineffective In Treatment Of Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19, According To Small Controlled Trial From Shanghai

Results from a controlled clinical trial from China on the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 have shown no significant differences in health outcomes between the control group and patients who received the experimental drug.

Making Global Health Equity The Basis Of Health Education

Located in the Butaro district of Rwanda, the University of Global Health Equity is a medical and public health school that is revolutionizing traditional models of global health education and leadership.

Wondering What A Coronavirus Quarantine Is Really Like?

Quarantine is an often disquieting term, evoking images of the sick and defenseless being dragged from their homes and locked away with infectious strangers. The reality in the age of coronavirus though is far different.

Coronavirus Mismanagement Is Risking American Lives

It is now clear that the U.S. response to the potential dangers of the coronavirus infection is inadequate, confused, and—worst of all—putting us all at much greater risk than we need to be.

Mapping A Better Life For Older Adults Of New York

The New York Academy of Medicine’s IMAGE: NYC helps users navigate local resources and services of value to older adults in the context of broader demographic patterns and trends.

Solving The Coronavirus Identity Crisis: A Strategy For Prevention

Unless we give the new strain a name that suggests continuity with the outbreaks of decades prior, we risk losing sight of our target.

Escalate Federal Action Against The Coronavirus Before It’s Too Late

The 2019 coronavirus is spreading faster and further each day. Why, then, is the response of the United States government lagging so far behind?

What Governments Must Do To Deliver An Anti Coronavirus Drug Within Months

Big pharma should be focused on finding a drug to prevent and treat the family of coronaviruses. Instead, they’ve taken a back seat. Our government leaders could change that.

What Makes This Coronavirus Different—And What We Can Do About It

Although 2019-nCoV isn’t the first disease of its kind, the world as we know it in 2020 is not the same as it was in 2002 or 2012, when the previous two coronavirus outbreaks made their mark.

Can Home Care Workers Help Older Adults Escape Late Life Depression And Anxiety?

Older adults need people in their lives who know them well enough to detect the beginnings of a downward spiral and care enough to pull them out.