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Hospital Design Changes To Reduce Noise Could Also Help Lower Stress Among Patients And Staff
Hospital design expert Sarah Markovitz discusses strategies to reduce noise in healthcare settings, which can aid in patient recovery and staff performance and satisfaction.
Delix Therapeutics Pursues A Psychedelic-Inspired Medicine Without The Trip
The Boston-based neuroscience startup raised $70 million to turn its patented molecules based on classic psychedelic drugs into medicine.
As We Get Even Closer To Covid-19 Vaccines For Young Kids, We Cannot Forget The Rest Of The World
Dr. Vanessa Kerry, cofounder and CEO of Seed Global Health, discusses the need to place equity and fairness at the heart of the global health agenda.
Do We Need A Covid-19 Booster Or A Third Dose? Only Time Will Tell
Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the scientific and policy discussion that needs to take place before we understand how many Covid-19 vaccine doses will count as “fully vaccinated” in the future.
Americans Spend More On Top Drugs Than Every Other Country Combined — And It’s Not Because They’re Buying More
Pharma companies make more in the U.S. for 17 of the 20 top-selling drugs than they do in the rest of the world combined.
InnovationRx: Big Tech And Vaccine Misinfo; Plus, Who’s Quitting Over Covid-19 Mandates?
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An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains Why Some Of His Colleagues Are Quitting In The Face Of Vaccine Mandates
Dr. Stephen Thomas, an infectious disease physician at SUNY Upstate Medical University, discusses the challenges involved in persuading hesitant people to get vaccinated—even those who work in healthcare facilities.
Air Pollution Linked To Millions Of Premature Births In 2019, Study Finds
Outdoor air pollution was likely responsible for some 12,000 premature births in the U.S. in 2019, the researchers found.
Unvaccinated Americans Blame Everyone But Themselves—Children, Vaccines And Not Wearing Masks—For Covid Surge, Poll Finds
Vaccinated Americans overwhelmingly blamed the unvaccinated for sky-high Covid-19 cases, a new Kaiser poll found, while the unvaccinated ranked the holdouts last out of all reasons for the surge polled.
