Category: Policy

A call for more handicap accessible options for homeless patients in Rhode Island

“I’ve been left out here to die ever since my legs were cut off,” he said joylessly. He was a gruff, elderly man, sharp as a tack, bundled in tattered blankets. His below-knee amputations were tucked away in his cramped wheelchair. This man had been st…

Pfizer Has A Head Start, But The Covid-19 Vaccine Market Is Still Up For Grabs

Any first-mover advantage won’t last long, as some vaccine candidates may be easier to transport and administer than others.

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.”