Other European nations, such as Germany and France, are also seeing their numbers rise after lifting some of their toughest restrictions.
Category: Policy
Driving culture change in the pursuit of oncology value
Five years ago, if you asked oncologists at my practice to name the list price of a given chemotherapy agent, most wouldn’t have known–unless they were executives, maybe. Pharmaceutical reps rarely talk about costs. The EMRs don’t give list price…
COVID-19 misinformation is a public health crisis
As a medical student, I have discussed with classmates and faculty how to handle a potential patient interaction on vaccinations. Learning how to handle a patient who may be misinformed may be best through experience rather than lectures. During the CO…
COVID-19: Here’s how to gain the public’s trust
As we all grapple with what it means to live in society battling a global pandemic that is so fundamentally altering the way we interact with one another, we are faced with several questions we haven’t faced before in our lifetime: how are we goi…
An OB/GYN resident’s perspective on Black Lives Matter
As protests broke out on the streets of downtown Cleveland and the National Guard camped outside the hospital, I delivered a beautiful, Black baby boy. In some ways, that night was like any other night. Another vaginal delivery, another moment filled w…
U.S. Health Department Chief Discloses Functioning Blockchain Project To Track Covid-19
As hospitals adjust to the new Health and Human Services (HHS) platform called the Coronavirus Data Hub to report critical Covid-19 information, HHS Chief Information Officer José L. Arrieta confirmed that the agency is using blockchain technology to t…
Report: Trump To Sign Executive Orders Aimed At Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Trump promised to tackle the problem when campaigning for the presidency back in 2016.
Report: Migrant Children Are Being Detained In Hotels Before Deportation
Children as young as one are reportedly being held in the hotels in Texas and Arizona.
Opening schools? The devil is in the details.
Concern There is no debate on the insurmountable value of kids needing to be in schools. CDC data shows that children account for 6% of COVID-19 cases and 0.2% of all deaths. Yet, the system can miserably fail if bullied into opening. Children could…
The Transmission Rate Of Covid-19 Needs To Decrease Before Schools Reopen, U.S. Surgeon General Says
The Trump administration and public health officials have continued to disagree about when and how schools should reopen.
