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 »
That’s how Dr. Olivier Joannes-Boyau, head of the intensive care unit at University Hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, describes the resurgence of Covid-19 in France. After young French people took advantage of the lifting of lockdown and summer months to socialize freely, Covid-19 hospitalizations have risen in large cities like Paris, Bordeaux and… Read More »
On my testicular cancer and men’s health awareness website, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor, I write all about my personal cancer journey and men’s health in general. Today, I’m giving you bite-sized summaries of what appeared on the blog in August and September. August’s Band of Ballers feature highlighted testicular cancer survivor Joseph Marino. After… Read More »
Confirmed influenza in at least half the regions of the state with recent laboratory evidence of influenza in the state. Expecially those with asthma – today’s version isn’t nearly as potent. And URIs are common terms we use to describe viral illnesses that cause nasal congestion; so check with your doctor. As with any drug,… Read More »