We are told not to worry about breakthrough cases because they are ‘mild’ – but long Covid is anything but mildOn 1 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped tracking breakthrough infections that did not lead to hospitalization or …
Hear how Cityblock Health’s Toyin Ajayi, Carbon Health’s Eren Bali and Forward’s Adrian Aoun see tech impacting access to health at Disrupt 2021
If there’s one thing that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has proven, it’s that the healthcare system in the U.S. is in drastic need of major transformation. One of the biggest issues to be highlighted by the pandemic in particular is the iniquity in access to care, but there are signs that one of the effects […]
After raising $10M, Breeze breathes fresh air into a stagnant disability insurance market
Working in the world of disability insurance, Colin Nability felt not everyone could access this type of insurance due to its nature being difficult to understand and underwrite.
The Covid vaccines mean we can start living again – in Britain, at least | Devi Sridhar
We made sacrifices to buy time for a scientific solution that has now arrived. Yet where jabs aren’t available, the crisis still ragesWe have all made sacrifices over the past 18 months. People have stayed home to protect others. Businesses have shutte…
Why salmonella is a food poisoning killer that won’t go away in the US
About 1.35m Americans a year fall ill from the bacteria. Why are there still so many infections?In my kitchen, I treat raw chicken as if it’s crawling with bacteria that could make me and my family sick. I use separate cutting boards for meats and prod…
Tell us: have you experienced delays to your NHS treatment?
We would like to hear from people whose NHS treatments or surgeries have been delayed due to CovidAs part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people whose NHS treatments have been delayed. Has your surgery or …
Hey fellas, consider yourself an ally to women? Consider a vasectomy | Jill Filipovic
Women are twice as likely to get their tubes tied than men are to get the snip, even though tubal ligation is more invasive, riskier and harder to reverse. It’s time men step upAmerican men have come a long way, baby. They spend more time with their ki…
Artificial intelligence could be used to diagnose dementia
Researchers say AI tool could lead to earlier diagnoses that could improve patients’ outcomesIt’s been used to detect eye diseases, make medical diagnoses, and spot early signs of oesophageal cancer. Now it has been claimed artificial intelligence may …
Predatory financial tactics are putting the very survival of the UK care system at risk | Christine Corlet Walker
The competitive, for-profit model means investor returns have become more important than quality care and worker payThe crisis in social care in the UK does not have just one cause, nor one simple solution. Chronic underfunding, an ageing population, t…
Online therapy is not perfect, but has its benefits | Letter
Dr Chantal Meystre says video appointments enable clients to access a scarce resource on their own terms, and should be here to stay after CovidPsychotherapy over Zoom may not be a panacea, but it has been a boon during Covid-19 lockdowns (Therapy via …