Some on social media are claiming that a “Stanford” or “NIH” study has shown that face masks are ineffective and even harmful. Stanford Medicine has emphasized that this was not a “Stanford study.”
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Anthem Profits Up As Insurer Adds 1.4 Million New Members
Anthem’s membership grew by more than 1 million thanks to a big increase in enrollment in its Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans.
How Israel Ended Outdoor Face Mask Mandates With The Help Of Covid-19 Vaccines
Over half the total population and over 80% of the adult population in Israel have now been fully vaccinated.
Abbott Profits Triple As Over-the-counter Covid-19 Tests Hit Drugstore Shelves
Abbott Laboratories launched several diagnostic tests for Covid-19 this week in Walmarts, Walgreens and CVS drugstores.
UnitedHealth’s Optum To Broaden Telehealth Offerings In All 50 States
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum healthcare services unit has launched a virtual care business that is expanding telehealth across the U.S.
Doctors Can’t Cope With Anguish Of Covid-19 Casualties
To be a doctor, you must be comfortable repressing uncomfortable feelings. To save lives, you must deny fear and doubt and pain and grief. However, these coping mechanisms—repression and denial—have their limits. Covid-19 has breached those limits.
What Dikembe Mutombo, The NBA, Kaiser Permanente Are Doing About Covid-19 Vaccine Inequities
A recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that people of color are not getting a proportional share of Covid-19 vaccinations.
No Side Effects Doesn’t Mean The Covid-19 Vaccine Is Not Working
According to the CDC, 77.4% of people who got the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA vaccine reported at least one type of systemic reaction in the seven days after the vaccination.
Bill Maher Rants About Covid-19 Coronavirus, Here Are The Issues With What He Said
Maher called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) “a voracious consumer of the scientific literature.”
Homelessness Is A Healthcare Issue. Why Don’t We Treat It As One?
Housing alone will not solve the problems of people experiencing homelessness. Healthcare must be part of the solution, too.
