Animal control officials in Iowa thought they were hunting down an alligator but instead they got a crock. The animal experts were called to a Des Moines apartment parking lot to deal with a large reptile that turned out to be a stuffed animal. “While their fear was real, the alligator, it turns out, was… Read More: ‘Alligator’ causes panic in Iowa apartment complex »
Dive Brief: Telehealth utilization among the commercially insured fell 16% from January to February, the first month-to-month drop since September, according to a tracker from nonprofit Fair Health. The data suggests a potential slowdown in demand for virtual care services that spiked last year in the early months of COVID-19. Historically high levels of telehealth… Read More: Telehealth use dropped in February for first time since September »
It is deeply disheartening for me to reflect on how health care information was miscommunicated so often by so many different players in 2020. In my 47-year career, I never saw a President, his Administration, some federal health agency leaders, many elected officials and so many others distort and deceive and mislead Americans so often… Read More: Reflections on 2020: You can’t mask this reality »
Loading the player… While vaccinations in the US and around the global community signal the potential to finally stabilize the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts are sharing concerns that not enough people are getting vaccinated, thereby jeopardizing the chances of the U.S. achieving herd immunity against the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes herd immunity as… Read More: U.S. unlikely to reach herd immunity, experts say »