Category: healthcare

This Doctor’s Bringing Free COVID-19 Testing And Telehealth Services To Underserved Communities

MyCovidMD—a virtual platform giving underserved communities free access to drive-through testing, virtual and in-person doctor visits—is the brainchild of LA-based emergency physician Dr. Nana Afoh-Manin.

Pandemic Double Takes: 1918…or 2020? You Won’t Believe These Photographs

See history repeat itself with images of the Spanish Flu and COVID-19 outbreaks.

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization For Gilead’s Coronavirus Treatment Remdesivir

Remdesivir can now be administered intravenously by healthcare providers in the U.S. as it undergoes further study.

Stocks Had Their Best Month In 33 Years, But Here’s Why Experts Are Skeptical

There are reasons to doubt the stock market’s latest rally, experts say.

Psychedelics Company Lands Deal To Dispense Ketamine Treatment Through 1,000+ Pharmacies In Canada

Champignon Brands announced this week that it will be dispensing its ketamine treatment through “one of Canada’s leading retail pharmacy chains,” with a retail footprint of more than 1,000 locations.

Apple Data Shows Shelter-In-Place Is Ending, Whether Governments Want It To Or Not

Bye-bye shelter-in-place. Hello re-opening.

Sorry President Trump, But A Few Masks and A Commission Won’t Help Senior Living Facilities And Their Residents

President Trump has promised masks for nursing homes and a commission to study quality and safety in the wake of covid-19. Neither will be very helpfu.

Reopening States Before June Would Save Millions Of Jobs But Result In Hundreds Of Thousands More Coronavirus Deaths: Report

New findings from Penn Wharton show that reopening states in June would save jobs but put countless more lives at risk.

Red State Missouri’s Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure Advances

Supporters of an initiative to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of residents in Missouri said they submitted the necessary signatures to place the measure on the November general election ballot.

Cuomo Says New York Schools Will Remain Closed: ‘We’re Going To Err On The Side Of Caution’

A decision on summer school programs will be made by the end of May.