Mass General study shows social distancing slowed growth of COVID-19
Photo Cred: NickyPe/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Government-issued physical distancing orders in the United States significantly slowed the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), leading to an estimated reduction of more than 600,000 cases...
Read MorePrioritizing cancer care amid COVID-19 pandemic
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study published in the journal JAMA Oncology offers a primer on priority setting in oncology and ethical guidance based on...
Read MoreNew bill introduced to permanently extend telehealth services
Photo Cred: Harold Mendoza/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Members of the House Telehealth Caucus recently introduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act, bipartisan legislation that would permanently extend waivers for...
Read MoreStudy finds high COVID-19 risk among healthcare workers, especially those from minority backgrounds
Photo Cred: Osman Rana/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury, Katherine Shagoury At the peak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States and United Kingdom, frontline healthcare workers–particularly those from...
Read MoreStudy of COVID-19 vaccine supports advance to phase 3 human trials
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the...
Read MoreIntegrative solutions for worsening opioid crisis, rising impact of healthcare disparities
Photo Cred: Samad Ismayilov/Pexels By David Fogel, MD The integrative healthcare community knows our nation is suffering from a serious infectious disease. Like a human body with pre-existing chronic illness,...
Read MoreTrump administration orders hospitals to bypass CDC with COVID-19 data reports
Photo Cred: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention By Katherine Shagoury The Trump administration ordered hospitals on Tuesday to bypass the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Read MoreResearchers outline COVID-19 communication strategies for health professionals
Photo Cred: Tracy Le Blanc/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has introduced unique challenges for public health practitioners and health communicators that warrant an expansion of existing...
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