Vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and federal employees are taking effect, but court rulings have blocked policies for private employers and federal contractors—at least for now.
Category: Policy
A new boon for Big Data and patient care
Big Data in medicine is the data analysis of large amounts of patient medical information to improve medical care. Analysis of data may be used to pick the best intervention for a patient based upon care outcomes of similar patients or to evaluate phys…
White House ‘Strongly Considering’ Giving Out N95 Masks — But CDC Still Not Changing Guidelines To Recommend Them
The highly transmissible omicron variant has prompted calls for people to wear better quality masks like N95s and K95s to protect themselves.
Three Ways The U.S. Government Can Fight The Omicron Wave
Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses how the U.S. can bolster its response to the spread of the omicron variant.
A Call For Data Equity: Using Pandemic Data Mishaps To Improve Health Outcomes
Health disparities, in large part, are determined by where we live. In Nashville—a city that prides itself on being a renowned healthcare hub—life expectancy increases 5 years by moving to the neighboring Williamson County.
Skin-in-the-game doesn’t have to be scary
When I entered the field of medicine, the goal was clear; to make patients “better.” Through my hospital-based training and practice as an internal medicine physician, I developed a strong interest in illness prevention — how can we keep patients from …
Biden’s Covid Policy And Vaccine Mandates: The Growing Backlash You Need To Know About
Will we finally get commonsense policies regarding Covid-19?
6 major disadvantages of insurance involvement in primary care
An excerpt from Medical Answers Now!: How Direct Primary Care Guarantees Fast Access to Your Doctor. Virtually everyone understands the importance of major medical insurance as it relates to unexpected high-dollar care for severe injuries and significa…
It is time to make the unvaccinated pay their fair share
Massachusetts is again experiencing a COVID-19 surge and our hospitals are overwhelmed, mostly with unvaccinated patients. As a practicing physician who takes care of many high-risk diabetic patients, I ask all my patients about their COVID-19 vaccinat…
Here’s Why Airline Stocks Are Rising Despite The Flight Cancellation Nightmare
Shares of major airlines like Delta, United and American jumped to kick off 2022.
