July 3, 2020
(The Economist) – IT IS ASTONISHING how rapidly the pandemic has spread, despite all the efforts to stop it. On February 1st, the day covid-19 first appeared on our front cover, the World Health Organisation counted 2,115 new cases. On … Read More
June 26, 2020
(The Conversation) – Caring for these elderly prisoners suffering from physical and mental frailty will create significant challenges for prisons. As an expert in human rights law and a former commissioner on Pennsylvania’s Sentencing Commission, I am concerned about the … Read More
June 22, 2020
(New York Times) – As stay-at-home orders ease and cities reopen for business, many doctors and hospital administrators are calling for a quick return of health care to pre-pandemic levels. For months now, routine care has been postponed. Elective procedures … Read More
June 16, 2020
(The Conversation) – But for many American health care providers, this time is unprecedented in terms of the ways in which our lives are threatened. Roughly 77,000 U.S. health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Centers … Read More
June 11, 2020
(U.S. News & World Report) – The pain caused by the coronavirus was more than substantial, and the palliative care workers who have braved dangerous conditions – and often gone underrecognized for their efforts – handled the patient surge with … Read More
June 9, 2020
(Epoch Times) – One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the COVID-19 physical distancing has been accounts of people dying alone in hospitals or in long-term care facilities. These incidents have devastated family members and disturbed many people with the sense that something has gone … Read More
June 2, 2020
(Scientific American) – Since its birth 30 years ago, proponents of the Human Genome Project have promised that genetics research would yield untold health benefits for all of us. Indeed, in 1990, James Watson asserted that failing to move the … Read More
June 2, 2020
(STAT News) – In a hearing Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, policymakers will consider repatriating America’s drug supply chain to avoid future shortages like the ones caused by Covid-19. They should think bigger. Repatriating the American drug supply is key … Read More
June 2, 2020
(MedPage Today) – In what now seems a distant pre-pandemic period, excitement about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare was already escalating. From the academic and clinical fields to the healthcare business and entrepreneurial sectors, there was a … Read More
June 2, 2020
(The Conversation) – You may not know it, but if you live in the UK and have contacted the NHS with any coronavirus-related health concerns, your data is now being used for research. This is regardless of whether you have … Read More
