Category: healthcare

Nearly Three Times As Many Black Americans Are Dying From Covid-19 Compared With White People As Pandemic Death Toll Surpasses 150,000 [Infographic]

As the number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. surpasses 150,000, black lives have accounted for 23% of all deaths where race is known.

Cutting Drug Prices? What You Need To Know

The move to slap price controls on prescription drugs will be a disaster, wrecking our cutting-edge pharmaceutical companies and foisting a sicker future on us.

Did Dr. Fauci Recommend Wearing Eye Shields, Goggles For Covid-19 Coronavirus?

Let’s face the facts about face shields and other types of eye protection.

You’ll Be Surprised How Often You Actually Touch Your Face

Face touching helps spread Coronavirus, and according to science it happens far more frequently than you might think.

Which Works Best For Covid-19: Clean Hands Or Face Masks?

While the arguments over wearing a mask continue, studies suggest that good hand hygiene is better at fighting Coronavirus.

Could A Spinal Implant Give Artificial Hands A Sense Of Touch?

Scientists based at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a technique that they hope will allow people to ‘feel’ with prosthetic hands in the future.

Here’s Why Your Unemployment Benefits Could Be Delayed For Months

Expanded jobless benefits are set to expire later this week.

Wealthy New England Summer Enclaves See Uptick In Covid-19

New cases are slowly rising in Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod and Block Island

Telehealth Is Here To Stay – Once Payers And Providers Overcome These Hurdles

In a recent survey of 2,000 U. S. adults, 65% said they liked using telehealth because of its convenience, and because of that, 51% that they’d continue using it after Covid-19.

Will Coronavirus Measures Slow The Spread Of Measles? Ask This Ghanaian

Ghanaian reseracher James Azam uses mathematics to model how different measures, such as vaccination and social distancing, impact on the spread of measles – but now there’s a new factor: the novel coronavirus Covid-19. #globalsouthscience