Physicians are already bound to patient physician confidentiality under federal law.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Frontrunner Moderna Won’t Enforce Vaccine Patents During Pandemic
This would allow other companies developing coronavirus vaccines to use Moderna’s technology.
Lyft And Epic In Deal To Ease Medical Transportation
Lyft and Epic, an electronic health record firm, are partnering to help alleviate patients’ transportation barriers to healthcare services.
ICE Raids Are Stopping Latinx Queer And Trans Men From Getting HIV Care
Immigration policies such as increased raids by ICE are deterring Latinx men affected by HIV from getting healthcare.
Organizations And Celebrities Around The World Unite For Eyesight, And Read You Bedtime Stories
80% of learning done in childhood classrooms is visual, yet 25% of children in the U.S. have a vision impediment – many of whom do not have access to vision care. On World Sight Day eyesight organizations and countless celebrities collaborate to raise …
EU Secures Up To 500,000 Remdesivir Treatment Courses Amid Global Shortages
After the U.S. bought almost all of the global supply of the antiviral drug, many European countries reported shortages amid a surge in coronavirus cases
Digital Health Startup Raises $12 Million To Provide Virtual OCD Treatment
Founder and CEO Stephen Smith launched NOCD after his own struggle getting diagnosed and treated.
Regeneron Seeks FDA Emergency Approval For Covid-19 Therapy Trump Calls A ‘Cure’
The company’s experimental antibody therapy — which was given to President Donald Trump Friday after he was diagnosed with Covid-19 — is still in clinical trials and not yet approved for wider use.
Does Vice President Pence Have Pink Eye? Here’s What You May Have Seen During The Debate
A fly and Mike Pence’s eye got the attention of social media during his debate against Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night.
Two Women Won The Nobel Prize For Gene Editing. Here’s Why
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier developed CRISPR, a revolutionary tool that allows scientists to alter specific DNA sequences.
