More than 70% of the workplace mistreatment that physicians are subjected to are from patients and visitors, according to a recent finding from Boston Medical Center and Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Biden’s Plan To Expand Broadband Will Be A Huge Help To Older Adults
While much of the attention on expanded broadband is focused on how it will help young families with children, it also will improve access to medical care and monitoring as well as social supports and services—critical benefits for older adults who hav…
A Virtual Covid-19 Summit With Virtually No Chance
A coherent financial Covid-19 plan has been lacking since the virus first arrived. Government leaders across the globe have ignored the Covid-19 reality of how the health of our economies are inexorably intertwined and the capital markets are now sayin…
Mental Health Startup Uses Voice ‘Biomarkers’ To Detect Depression And Anxiety
Bay Area-based Kintsugi is building AI software that analyzes the human voice to detect depression and anxiety.
India’s Largest Companies: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Rises On Forbes Global 2000 List
Autoimmune diseases occur, in the broadest sense, when our body’s natural defense, the immune system, mistakes our own cells or tissues for foreign substances, accidentally turning on us and attacking otherwise healthy cells and tissues — in essence, a…
Forbes Global 2000: The World’s Largest Healthcare Companies In 2022
Pfizer and Moderna moved up in the rankings thanks to blockbuster 2021 sales of Covid-19 vaccines.
InnovationRx: Baby Formula Shortage; Plus, New Data On Moderna’s Vaccine And Kids
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Moderna Covid Vaccine Safe And Effective In Kids Ages 6-11, Study Finds
The vaccine had an estimated efficacy of 88% at least 14 days after the first dose, researchers found.
Health Equity Comes To Medical Illustrations With Launch Of New Image Library
Amidst efforts to reduce racial and gender health inequities, medical imagery lags behind. Peanut, an online community for women, is trying to change that.
Most Americans Don’t Care If People Around Them Mask In Public, Poll Finds
Most Americans aren’t bothered when businesses require them to wear a mask, but also aren’t bothered when people around them choose not to mask, according to a survey published Wednesday by Pew Research Group.
