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Could these old drugs help fight COVID-19 and save lives?
“The beauty of a repurposed drug is that if you can get funding and start enrolling patients, you could potentially find out fairly quickly, as...
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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Ten ways docs are cutting costs and saving money
Primary care physicians have seen a 55% decrease in revenue and a 20%-30% decrease in patient volume as a result of COVID-19. The impact has been...
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Who’s better off: Employed or self-employed physicians?
Self-employed physicians have the highest salaries and largest homes, but feel least fairly compensated.
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Three malpractice risks of video visits
“We probably will see more malpractice suits filed the more telehealth is used. It’s a numbers game. The more it’s used, the higher likelihood...
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NYC public hospitals rose to the demands of the COVID-19 crisis
“We hospitalists, and all those recruited to act as hospitalists, essentially took responsibility for the COVID response.”
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Prognosis for rural hospitals worsens with pandemic
It’s a dangerous scenario. “We know that a closure leads to higher mortality pretty quickly” among the populations served.
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When viruses collide: Flu season during pandemic
Seasonal flu in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm practitioners, hospitals and the health care system.
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‘The pandemic within the pandemic’
Blacks have higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death than Whites.
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Swab, spit, stay home? College coronavirus testing plans are all over the map
As with the uncoordinated and chaotic national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education has no clear guidance or set of standards to...
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NBA star Mason Plumlee on COVID and life inside the Orlando ‘bubble’
Each week we interview key opinion leaders involved in various aspects of blood and cancer. In this episode