Category: healthcare

Wearing A Face Mask At Home Could Curb Covid-19 Transmission By 79%

Would you wear a face mask inside your home to reduce the risk of coronavirus?

How Twentyeight Health Founder Amy Fan Is Making Birth Control Accessible And Affordable

Six decades after the birth control pill was approved for contraceptive use, the debate around it persists, and many women still struggle to find affordable and accessible birth control. But Twentyeight Health, a telemedicine start-up that focuses on r…

100,000 Dead And Countless Wounded

Yesterday marked a tragic milestone in our battle against Covid-19—more than 100,000 dead and an unknowable number of wounded.

No, Biologists Didn’t Show That Beards Evolved To Absorb Punches

An evolutionary biologist (and martial artist) explains why a recent study does not support the idea that evolution has favored facial hair to protect men against strikes to the head.

As Las Vegas Reopens, Should Investors Bet On Casino Stocks Rebounding?

Casino stocks are rebounding ahead of Las Vegas reopening next week.

China Tells Citizens To Stockpile Masks For Preparedness

Americans are still instructed not to stockpile masks as the country faces continued shortages.

People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities More Likely To Die From Covid-19

The Covid-19 coronavirus found to pose a greater risk to IDD individuals.

Domino’s And Papa John’s Shares Are Soaring Thanks To Booming Pizza Sales

Pizza chains have seen sales jump amid the pandemic.

Nearly 300 Healthcare Workers Have Died From Coronavirus

More than 60,000 healthcare workers have been infected.

Lifting The Curtain On The Horror Of Nursing Homes In The Pandemic

The Canadian Army has documented horrific abuse and neglect in several Ontario nursing homes in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, raising questions about what has and is taking place in the unobserved, isolated nursing homes of America.