Category: healthcare

S&P 500 Closes In On New Record High, But Dow Falls Nearly 100 Points

The market opened slightly higher to start the new week.

Canadian Father Dies Due To COVID Delays For Single-Payer Elective Surgeries

The pandemic has made Canada’s and the UK’s waits for necessary care even worse. Patients are now staring down an epic backlog that could take years to dig out of. And unfortunately, Democrats are planning to import such tragedies to America.

CVS, Walgreens Lead Unprecedented Flu Season Prep As Covid-19 Converges

U.S. drugstore chains led by Walgreens and CVS Health are rolling out an unprecedented early push for Americans to get vaccinated at their pharmacies for the seasonal flu before that virus converges with the Covid-19 pandemic

Echoes Of The Past: Can We Apply Lessons Of The Polio Era To The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Is it possible today to recapture the sense of unity that enabled the US to overcome the threat of polio in the 1950s?

Cheap, Daily Home Tests Are The First Step To Containing The Pandemic

We can use something that is already available and at our disposal: rapid point-of-care and home diagnostics combined with contact tracing and isolation of possible transmitters.

U.S. Nursing Homes See Alarming Spike In Covid-19 Cases [Infographic]

U.S. nursing homes made considerable progress in flattening the curve by mid-June but high levels of community transmission among the general population have now eradicated those gains.

After Hydroxychloroquine, Trump Is Now Seeking To Get Another Unproven Drug Approved By The FDA: Report

A senior Trump administration official said attempts to push the product, reportedly endorsed by Ben Carson and CEO of MyPillow, should give American “no comfort at night” in the midst of the pandemic.

How India’s National Digital Health Mission Is Set To Revolutionize Healthcare

On Saturday, on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of his country’s independence, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the National Digital Health Mission, giving every Indian citizen a unique health ID, digitized health records, as well …

New Zealand Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Now At 69 Cases, Delays General Election

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the elections will be delayed by four weeks and Auckland will remain under level 3 restrictions until August 26.

Here’s How Much Money Occupational Therapists Earn In Every State

If you’re interested in a career in occupational therapy, find out where they earn the most and least money in the U.S.