Month: August 2020

Dr. Deborah L. Birx said the U.S. had entered a “new phase” in the fight against the virus, and urged people to consider wearing masks at home. With a focus on the coronavirus, other deadly diseases are making a comeback. View original article Contributor:

As we explore how the pandemic is changing U.S. health care, you can help by showing what you’re being charged for testing and treatment. View original article Contributor:

Send us your medical bills. We’ll use them to investigate hospital and doctor billing practices. View original article Contributor:

We want to hear from health care providers in the U.S. about how the pandemic has changed work. View original article Contributor:

The answer largely depends on whether Medicare and private health insurers will adequately cover virtual doctor visits once coronavirus outbreaks subside. View original article Contributor:

Operation Warp Speed has moved along at a rapid clip. But some people involved in the process fear pressure to deliver an October surprise for President Trump. View original article Contributor:

Wearing face shields, masks, two layers of gloves and navy cotton overalls, two scientists carefully lift off a metal manhole cover to reveal the cumulative waste of some 400 migrant workers. As one of them lowers a yellow rubber tube into the fetid sewer outside a dormitory in central Singapore, a third explains how samples … Read more

The confident depiction by politicians and companies that a vaccine is imminent and inevitable may give people unrealistic beliefs about how soon the world can return to normal — and even spark resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

The problem isn’t about reading skills or college education. It’s about whether you know how to ask a doctor the right questions, read a food label or understand medical terms. View original article Contributor: Eve Glicksman