Health Policy Jul 24, 2021• Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign up here!). Then I had the brainwave to add them to the blog. They’re short and usually not too sweet! –Matthew Holt In this week’s… Read More »
The Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates Maps and Cases Delta Variant F.A.Q.s Vaccination Rate Maps Dr. Terrence Coulter, a critical care specialist at CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo. “The country has started the end zone dance before we cross the goal line,” he said.Credit…Neeta Satam for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index Frontline… Read More »
Although I am advancing rapidly into almost complete retirement, there are some days/weeks when I can’t refrain from pointing out some of the troubling health care news I see. This is one such week. First, the COVID zombie news My local Star Tribune newspaper delivered this front page news: University of Minnesota, Mayo report COVID-fighting success… Read More »
New York-listed BlueCity, the developer of Chinese LGBTQ+ dating app Blued, has announced that He Health – its health service platform for men – will be offering comprehensive online consultation services. WHY IT MATTERS He Health will add more online healthcare services for men in the “second half of the year”, BlueCity said. This came… Read More »
Care homes should come out of lockdown more slowly than rest of country on July 19 and curbs like mask-wearing and two-metre distancing should be released more gradually, SAGE recommends Urged ministers to lift care home curbs incrementally rather than all at once Group said emergence of new variants gave it cause for concern despite… Read More »
Does it surprise you to learn that allergy season can lead to ear wax, earaches, and ear infections? The ears and sinuses are connected and both can be inflamed by pollen. Your body’s immune system sees pollen as a foreign invader. The body attacks pollen to some degree – some more than others. This leads… Read More »