Earlier this summer, the Trump administration announced new rules that would eliminate asylum eligibility for people arriving from countries where COVID-19 is “prevalent,” even if they are fleeing for their lives. This is the latest in a st…
Category: Policy
Louisiana Warned Nearly 700 Businesses Over Covid-19 Precautions In July
These warnings were issued to bars, restaurants and other businesses that violated seating limits, table spacing and mask mandates.
A physician-parent’s thoughts on reopening schools
Spoiler alert: If you are looking for the “right” answer as to whether or not your school should reopen for in-person teaching or if you should send your kid to school (versus virtual learning), you will not find that answer below. But you will find s…
The Government’s ‘Shark Tank’-Style Coronavirus Testing Challenge Awards $250M To 7 Companies
The National Institutes of Health negotiated contracts with companies including Mammoth Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks to help scale up their Covid-19 testing technologies.
Why Is Covid-19 More Deadly Than Ebola? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains
Dr. Mark Kortepeter, a physician and biodefense expert who formerly worked at the U.S. Army “hot zone” research lab, explains the math behind how Covid-19 death tolls are overtaking deadlier viruses.
Our patients matter, but at what cost to our families?
oIs it possible to have it all? Can you have a job that you love, helping people and using your brain and hands all at the same time; plus, a family, with a spouse and children, that you are always there for? Is it possible to have a balance between …
Mourning The Many Foibles Of Medicare And Medicaid At 55
Today, Medicare and Medicaid mark their 55th birthdays, a day that should remind us of the damage that ill-conceived healthcare reforms can inflict. Little did President Lyndon Johnson know when he signed the programs into law that he’d be setting the …
Cutting Drug Prices? What You Need To Know
The move to slap price controls on prescription drugs will be a disaster, wrecking our cutting-edge pharmaceutical companies and foisting a sicker future on us.
India’s Covid-19 Fallout Collides With A Shaky Economy
The second-most populous nation has its work cut out to deal with a surge in domestic infections and global turmoil.
How Infectious Diseases Like Covid-19 Get Their Names—And Why It’s Important To Use Them Correctly
Infectious disease expert Dr. Dave Wessner explains how infectious diseases get their names, and why using those names properly is an important aspect of fighting them.
