Evaluation Of Medicare Alternative Payment Models: What The Data Show – Health Affairs
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Month: November 2020
The Political Coronavirus Paradox: Where The Virus Was Worst, Voters Supported Trump the Most
We will never know whether President Donald Trump could have won reelection if a novel coronavirus hadn’t torn across the planet in the final year of his presidency, just as the months-long impeachment saga was drawing to a close. (Did you remember that Trump was impeached?) There’s a strong argument that the President’s delayed response … Read more
Health Matters: Cold Weather and COVID-19
The latest edition of Health Matters, PHE’s professional resource, focuses on the effects of cold weather on health, looking at how COVID-19 amplifies cold-related risks and actions that can be taken to prevent harm, particularly to the most vulnerable. This blog provides a summary of the full edition’s content. Cold weather and health The risk of … Read more
With coronavirus cases spiking nationwide, all signs point to a harrowing autumn
In multiple states, hospital leaders warned that the surges are straining resources and sidelining health-care workers. View original article Contributor: Brady Dennis
Who Is the Smartest Dog? Let the Competition Begin.
Scientists in Hungary are streaming experiments with dogs that know many words, featuring them in a contest of canine intelligence. View original article Contributor:
Scuba diving in the Florida Keys helps veterans ‘start living again’ and tame PTSD
During his four years in the Marines, Philipp Proschko served two tours of duty in Iraq as an infantry machine gunner and another aboard a Navy ship. Physically healthy, his … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Now’s the Time to Sign Up for Health Insurance. Here’s How.
It’s open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act. Anyone who needs insurance for next year can pick a plan now. View original article Contributor:
Alternative Healthcare Providers Market: Growing Faith and Awareness in Alternative Medicines Escalates Demand – BioSpace
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The Most Promising Alzheimer’s Drug in Years Took a Thrashing From an FDA Advisory Committee
For several years, doctors and patients have been closely following the development of the drug aducanumab, hoping that it might finally be the first medication to stop the cycle of failure that has been the fate of dozens of Alzheimer’s drug candidates that have come before. If approved, it would become the first treatment for … Read more
Contact Tracing Apps Were Big Tech’s Best Idea for Fighting COVID-19. Why Haven’t They Helped?
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When the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services launched COVID Trace, one of the nation’s first COVID-19 contact-tracing smartphone apps, on Aug. 24, state health authorities “strongly recommended” all 3 million-plus Nevadans download and use the app. But two and a half months later, adoption remained well short of that ambitious goal—the app has … Read more