Category: pharma

Healthcare Holdups, Death-By-Pilot, And The Scourge Of Incrementalism

The work of changing healthcare is too often fraught with flawed decision-making processes, pilot-obsession, and incrementalism. I propose some ways out.

Hilton And Delta Join Lyft’s Ride Shares To Covid-19 Vaccines

Lyft said Hilton and Delta Airlines will join the ride-sharing giant’s effort to mobilize 60 million low-income Americans to Covid-19 vaccination sites across the U.S.

Covid-19 Flight From Hell: My Run-In With An Infected Passenger

What’s more important: being safe or feeling safe? If you think the answer is obvious, then I have a story for you. It’s about an airplane, a sick passenger, and the feel-good lies we tell ourselves about safety.

3 Fully Vaccinated People Catch Covid-19 Coronavirus, Says Hawaii DOH

Additionally, a fourth person who had received the first of two doses of the vaccine ended up catching the B.1.1.7 variant of the SARS-CoV2.

Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday; Here Are The Problems And What To Do

When do the clocks go forward for the start of Daylight Saving Time?

One Year After Coronavirus Pandemic Declared, How Many Deaths From Covid-19?

There have been over 118.0 million reported Covid-19 cases and over 2.6 million deaths worldwide. The U.S. has had by far the most reported Covid-19 cases with over 29.1 million and the most reported Covid-19 deaths at over 529,000.

Will Covid-19 Vaccination Disqualify You From Life Insurance? Here Are The Claims

Posts on social media platforms like Twitter are claiming that Covid-19 vaccines are “experimental” and that status can affect your life insurance coverage.

What Else Can Go Wrong With AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine?

If as the NYT reports, there truly are countries who would like access to this vaccine, why not offer the opportunity to acquire the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine to the World Health Organization, which has strongly advocated for more widespread access of…

How To Keep Children With Asthma Out Of The Hospital

The goal of healthcare coverage is not to reduce healthcare spending, but to protect people from financial harm and, ideally, to improve their health.

Cow Cuddling Services Are More Popular During Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Do you have a hugging void because of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic? Well, for $75 an hour, you can cuddle with a cow.