Pregnant women are in fact at higher risk for severe Covid-19 and death compared to nonpregnant women in the same age range.
Category: pharma & healthcare
On Healthcare, Price Transparency May Be Lasting Legacy Of Trump Administration
The Department of HHS recently finalized its rule on health insurer price transparency. This may turn out to be the Trump Administration’s lasting legacy with respect to healthcare. The rule represents a step forward on the road toward improving condit…
A More Transparent And Trusted Covid Vaccine
A new article highlights the need to increase transparency around Covid-19 vaccines.
How Obesity Puts You At Risk For Covid-19
A new Lancet study give us insight into why Covid-19 has more serious consequences for the obese and overweight.
Man Suffers Life-Threatening Allergic Shock To Cold After Shower
Yes, apparently you can be dangerously allergic to cold temperatures, as one unfortunate man in Colorado recently found out.
First Patient Treated With Experimental Therapy For Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
The trial being run at Seattle Children’s Hospital hopes to test the therapy on at least 12 patients with DIPG
Banning Large Public Gatherings And Closing Schools Significantly Slows Down Covid-19, Study Finds
As demonstrated by China and others, public health initiatives like school closures, public event bans, and mask mandates beat Covid-19 swiftly and effectively.
Unclear Presidential Election Results Mean There Will Be No Change To Covid-19 Policy Until January
Between now and late January managing the Covid-19 crisis must involve systematic implementation of mitigation measures. But, with the mostly hands-off approach adopted by Trump, the U.S. could simply be treading water during this 11-week period and po…
Unclear Presidential Election Results Mean There Will Be No Change To Covid-19 Policy Until January
Between now and late January managing the Covid-19 crisis must involve systematic implementation of mitigation measures. But, with the mostly hands-off approach adopted by Trump, the U.S. could simply be treading water during this 11-week period and po…
Lancet Study Suggests U.S. Is Massively Undercounting Covid-19 Cases
We are grossly undercounting the number of Americans with Covid-19.
