Demand for drones has soared as civic authorities, state governments and the police sought out these flying machines to help them manage the pandemic in a myriad of ways.
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How The Supreme Court’s DACA Decision Lessens The Doctor Shortage And Boosts Patient Care
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect some 700,000 immigrants known as Dreamers helps future doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers to stay in the country.
Creating Planet Data To Fight Covid-19 And Future Healthcare Emergencies
Will creating a global healthcare data infrastructure help fight Covid-19 and the next pandemic?
Humana: ‘Unhealthy Days’ For Medicare Population Fall As Social Determinants Screened
A project by Humana to improve the health of seniors in private Medicare Advantage plans through better management of patient populations continues to show improvement, the health insurer said in a report out Thursday.
Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans
A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the dis…
Ohio Lawmaker Implies That Hygiene May Be Reason Black Americans Have Higher Covid-19 Rates, Here Is The Backlash
Here is what Ohio state Senator Stephen Huffman (R) asked during a hearing about a bill that would declare racism a public health crisis in Ohio.
Walmart Opening More Healthcare Services ‘Super Centers’
Walmart is opening more “Walmart Health” centers that feature an array of primary medical services, dental care, and behavioral health services as part of a new model being replicated beyond Georgia into other markets.
FemBeat: Modern Fertility Launches Pregnancy And Ovulation Tests, Along With A Mobile App To Centralize All Fertility-Related Data
Today, Modern Fertility is announcing the launch of two new products — a pregnancy test and an ovulation test — as well as a free mobile app to help women better understand their unique cycle and ovulation patterns, whether they are trying for kids or …
Big Midwest Health Systems Advocate Aurora And Beaumont Explore Merger
Two of the largest hospital operators in the Midwest — Advocate Aurora Health and Beaumont Health — are “exploring a potential partnership,” the companies disclosed.
Big Blue Cross Plan And Epic In Deal To Improve Doctor-Insurer Information Exchange
Health Care Service Corp., which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in five states, and electronic health record vendor Epic have signed an agreement that will “create a secure, interconnected and efficient health system and information exchange…
