There’s potentially a lot of healthcare bargains out there if you’re able to dig around for them. But price variability in healthcare services won’t do much good unless these lower prices are available to everyone.
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC’s Confession That America’s Covid-19 Tracking Failed
America didn’t have the “critical data” it needed to contain Covid-19, the CDC admits, even as it is offering states help on how to reopen.
5 Tips A Psychologist And Holocaust Survivor Can Teach Us About Surviving
After 6 months of the pandemic, there is a constant uncertainty that we don’t know how to cope with anymore. Dr. Edith Eger, psychologist and Holocaust survivor, understands living through the uncertainty of trauma and she shares her 5 tips with all of…
Pay People To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine? Lessons From International Development
For decades, health organizations in low- and middle-income countries have been paying people to get vaccinated.
Cybersecurity Startup Raises $30 Million To Protect Hospitals From Hackers
New York-based Medigate also helps health systems make better decisions about medical device usage to help control costs.
This Biotech Startup Just Raised $47 Million To Make Drugs From Fungi
In order to find the next penicillin, Menlo Park-based startup Hexagon Bio uses an AI platform to sequence the genomes of fungi.
Trump’s Top Health Spokesman Michael Caputo Goes On Social Media Rant
On Facebook, Caputo warned of an armed revolt and pushed CDC conspiracy theories. Oh, and he said some things on Twitter until his account was deleted.
Summer Camp Covid-19 Protocols Could Serve As Models For School Re-Entry
A study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) reported on four sleep away camps in Maine, which included a total of 1,022 campers and staff from 41 states and several international locations, th…
Unlike Opioids, Chronic Cannabis Use Doesn’t Lead To Heightened Pain Sensitivity
Could cannabis be a more attractive alternative for chronic pain relief? A new study suggests that cannabis, unlike opioids, doesn’t lead to heightened pain sensitivity over time.
Portable MRI May Potentially ‘Disrupt’ Medical Imaging & Radiology
The deployment of a portable MRI system “may hold promise for portable assessment of neurological injury” in a variety of scenarios.
