Category: healthcare

Head in the Clouds: Living with Covid-19

“Living with Covid” will not look the same for everyone. Some are already experiencing noticeable impairments in memory, executive function and attention. Guiding care for these individuals needs to be a priority as this pandemic transitions into an en…

Innate Lymphoid Cells And Covid-19 Severity: Chicken Or The Egg?

New research suggests that decreased levels of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in age may contribute to the increased risk of developing severe Covid-19. Low ILC levels may also be behind the worse disease outcomes seen in males.  

CDC Identifies Covid-19 Reinfections As Little As 23 Days Apart

Most of the reinfections were recorded in children, almost all of whom were symptomatic both times.

Walgreens CEO Brewer Joins VillageMD Board As Drugstore Chain’s Investment Grows

Walgreens Boots Alliance chief executive officer Roz Brewer has joined the board of VillageMD, which is developing hundreds of doctor-staffed clinics connected to Walgreens drugstores across the U.S.

InnovationRx: Venture Capital For Digital Health Is Down; Plus, The New Omicron Variant

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A Blue-Ribbon Panel Calls Nursing Home Care “Ineffective, Inefficient, Fragmented, And Unsustainable”

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has issued a scathing report on the state of nursing homes in the US. “The way in which the United States finances, delivers, and regulates care in nursing home settings is ineffective, ineff…

Two More Members Of The Omicron Family To Keep An Eye On

Here we examine some of these emerging substrains and how they could impact viral characteristics like transmission, immune evasion, and virulence.

Provider Compensation In The Rural Health Clinic: Flexibility Is Key

…owing to Medicare and Medicaid All Inclusive Rates (AIR) for certified Rural Health Clinics (RHC), a pure wRVU comp model may not be tenable…

Common Antidepressant Likely Cuts Risk Of Covid Hospitalization, Study Finds

Researchers said there is a “high probability” fluvoxamine, a cheap and widely available antidepressant pill, is associated with “at least a moderate reduction in Covid-19 hospitalizations.”

Hello Bello Launches Diaper Registry Fund And Ukraine Relief Fund To Address Growing Diaper Need Crisis

Leading baby products brand Hello Bello is launching the Diaper Registry Fund to take on the critical and growing diaper need crisis, which currently affects more than one in three U.S. families.