In May of 2021, parents of younger American teenagers breathed a sigh of relief as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved for kids ages 12-15 (via the CDC). It was already approved for 16 and up, meaning most American kids…
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Children’s preventive healthcare costs dropped under ACA: study
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically increased children’s preventive healthcare while reducing out-of-pocket costs, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study found that checkups with out-of-pocket costs dropped…
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Healthcare protections for LGBTQ persons may broaden under Biden administration
Healthcare sex discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community may be expanded under the Biden Administration, including safeguards against verbal abuse, physical abuse and the denial of bedside care, according to West Virginia University College of Law experts. In a report…
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Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: ‘We’re human beings, just like everyone else’
Chicago emergency room doctor Meeta Shah wiped down her face shield and stethoscope as she rushed from one patient to the next, some of them very sick with COVID-19, some of them dying. At home, she worried about how to…
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Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan
Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday. Johnson confirmed to…
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Has working from home left you working longer hours? Here’s how to get things under control
According to a new study, the average UK worker has put in an extra 59 hours of work (the equivalent of seven days) over the last five months. It’s strange to think how much has changed in 2020 when it…
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Health system clinicians perform better under medicare value-based reimbursement
A team of researchers led by Kenton Johnston, Ph.D., an associate professor of health management and policy at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice, conducted a study investigating the association between health system affiliations of clinicians…
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Chile reports more than 7,000 virus deaths under new counting method
Chile nearly doubled its coronavirus death toll Saturday to more than 7,000 under a new tallying method that includes probable fatalities from COVID-19. The toll thus increased by 3,069, Rafael Araos of the heath ministry said as he revealed officially…
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Turkey says coronavirus pandemic ‘under control’
The coronavirus pandemic is “under control” in Turkey, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday, but warned citizens they still need to take the necessary precautions. The number of deaths per day in Turkey has fallen in the past week,…
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Why the WHO, often under fire, has a tough balance to strike in its efforts to address health emergencies
The Trump administration recently declared, in the midst of the coronavirus emergency, that it would suspend the United States’ financial support for the World Health Organization, a United Nations agency that coordinates a wide range of international health efforts. The…
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