Category: Policy

Virus Fighter Peter Piot: On The Road To A Covid-19 Vaccine

Renowned virologist Peter Piot calls the pandemic “the biggest crisis in peacetime we have known.”

The UK Tops 50,000 Coronavirus-Related Deaths, Most Of Any European Country

The UK is the fifth country to pass the grim milestone.

CDC Strengthens Mask Guidance To Say It Also Protects Wearer

Mask-wearing has become politicized despite research showing the benefits.

People own firearms. Clinicians have a unique opportunity to help them do it safely.

When I was twelve years old, I was at a friend’s house with a couple of classmates. The four of us were roaming the rural property, which belonged to my friend’s grandfather. We climbed through cars in an abandoned junkyard, tested our balance on some …

Feds Will Start Distributing Eli Lilly Covid-19 Antibody Treatment This Week

Eli Lilly is partnering with the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed.

Take the time to thank a veteran and to reflect upon the sacrifices they made for you

I am a veteran. My father and all three of my brothers are veterans. I have been to war, separated from my family, with the danger real, living in the desert, in a tent with the sand blowing through the walls, sleeping on a cot with cardboard boxes for…

Trump Falsely Takes Credit For Pfizer Vaccine Success, Accuses FDA And Democrats Of Stalling News Until After Election

Trump’s Operation Warp Speed didn’t fund the Pfizer drug, though the government did agree to buy the vaccine when approved.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar Predicts There Will Be Enough Covid-19 Vaccine Doses For All Americans By Spring

Azar said there have been “incredible advances for human health this week.”

The many firsts of the 2020 election

There is something special about being a “first.” First to go to college; first to start a business; first write a book, etc. Becoming the first person to achieve something is remarkable because it sets a precedent for what is possible. What once seeme…

Joe Biden won. What does that mean for health care?

Presuming the North Carolina and Alaska Senate seats remain in Republican hands,  the Senate will come out no better for Democrats than a 50-50 tie with Vice President-elect Harris being the tiebreaker. If Republicans win at least one of the two Georgi…