The U.K.’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said the new mutant strain, which has infected over 1,000 people, could possibly impact the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, though said that would be “surprising.”
Category: Policy
Boston Closes Entertainment And Recreational Venues As Cases Surge
Boston hospitals hit 90% capacity for adult non-surge intensive care unit beds on December 12, according to city data.
A Longstanding Ban On Gay And Bisexual Men Donating Blood Has Been Dropped In The U.K.
Britain was one of many countries that, like the United States, barred gay and bisexual men from donating blood in what campaigners brand a discriminatory hangover from the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis.
New York City May Go Back Into Lockdown, De Blasio Says
There has been a surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Primary care faces a very difficult winter
Primary care is in trouble again. Last summer, as government assistance programs expired or wound down, primary care practices across the country were struggling to stay afloat because of lost business. By October, patient visits had rebounded in most …
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Reach All-Time High
Nearly 300,000 people have died of coronavirus.
New Medicare documentation and payment changes starting next year that deliver relief for clinicians
Starting on January 1, 2021, clinicians across the country can expect new Medicare rules on billing, documentation, and payment for evaluation and management (E/M) services — or common office/outpatient visits – to go into effect. These historic …
Why eliminating health care disparities is easier said than done
Those of us in health care understand that the pandemic represents just one more example of the disproportionately negative impact of health issues on people of color. As stated in a 2017 National Institutes of Health report, “For racial and ethnic mi…
New York City To Shut Down Indoor Dining As Infection Rate Surges
New Yorkers will still be able to eat outdoors and order takeout and delivery.
Two Actions Needed As Covid-19 Cases Soar
Two big approaches are needed to deal with the terrible surge in Covid-19 cases.
