Tag: Covid-19
Health: Rick Bright & the Incoming Administration’s Covid-19 Task Force
The Story:
The transition team around President-elect Joseph Biden is putting together a team of experts who will be responsible for US policy vis-a-vis the...
Health: A Vascular View of the Damage Covid-19 Does
The Story:
The pandemic that spread so rapidly around the world in the early months of this year and that has stayed with us since...
Health: After Delay, Covid-19 Hits Sweden
The Story:
The prime minister of the Kingdom of Sweden, Stefan Lofven, reported last week that a person close to him had come into contact...
Joseph Biden has the Electoral Votes He Needs
The Story:
Some dust is finally settling over the hotly contested Presidential election this cycle, the one that pitted Former Vice President Joseph Biden (D)...
Health: The Meaning of the “Phases” of Vaccine Testing
The Story: There has been a good deal of discussion recently of the development of vaccines intended to immunize people against a Covid-19 infection....
Health: Trump Rallies Questioned as Covid Risks
The Story:
CNN has tallied up Covid numbers by county in the aftermath of several recent campaign rallies featuring President Donald Trump. It has found...
Health: New US Spike in Covid-19 Cases
The Story:
In the final days of October public health officials announced that the average rate of new infection with Covid-19 per day in the...
It Has Been a Long Campaign, But Election Day is Here!
The Plan:
Welcome to election day, 2020. Between expanded mail-in voting and Covid-19 concerns, the election has been underway for weeks, but the traditional election...
Health: FDA Approves Gilead’s Remdesivir
The Story:
Remdesivir, an antiviral produced by California company Gilead Sciences, last week became the first drug ever to receive Food and Drug Administration approval...
Health: The Dalio Center for Health Justice
The Story:
Last week NewYork-Presbyterian, a healthcare provider encompassing 10 hospital campuses across the New York City metropolitan area, announced the creation of an affiliated...