By Adam Vaughan Some preliminary results from drug trials show we can lower the risk of developing severe covid-19AFP via Getty Images As the World Health Organization (WHO) baldly reminds us, “there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19”. However, trials of treatments are taking place. Some have shown promise in helping those infected by calming… Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $ 100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved patient populations. In July, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting public comment on the initiative aimed at cost savings… Read More »
By Alice Klein Officials in New Zealand moved quickly to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, and the country is close to eliminating covid-19 cases. New Zealand is tantalisingly close to wiping out covid-19, but does that mean that life there will be able to go back to normal? New Zealand was swift to respond to… Read More »
About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also predicts that in 29 states, more than half of the population will have obesity, and all states will… Read More »