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Shalondra Rollins, 38, was struggling to breathe as covid overwhelmed her lungs. But before the doors closed, she asked for her cellphone, so she could call her family from the … Continue Reading The ‘Grief Pandemic’ Will Torment Americans for Years
Dr. Sarah Van Orman treads carefully around the word “normal” when she describes what the fall 2021 term will look like at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles … Continue Reading Colleges and Universities Plan for Normal-ish Campus Life in the Fall
One surprising star of the coronavirus pandemic response has been the molecule called mRNA. It’s the key ingredient in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. But mRNA itself is not … Continue Reading What is mRNA? The messenger molecule that’s been in every living cell for billions of years is the key ingredient in some COVID-19 vaccines
Pfizer’s announcement on Monday that its COVID-19 shot appears to keep nine in 10 people from getting the disease sent its stock price rocketing. Many news reports described the vaccine … Continue Reading Five Important Questions About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to seek federal permission to release its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, a move that holds promise for quelling the pandemic, but also sets … Continue Reading Time to Discuss Potentially Unpleasant Side Effects of COVID Shots? Scientists Say Yes.
By the end of October, more than 228,000 Americans who got COVID-19 had died. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The pandemic is putting America’s air pollution standards to the test as the … Continue Reading Studies link COVID-19 deaths to air pollution, raising questions about EPA’s ‘acceptable risk’
Life and business go on during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s just perhaps slowed down somewhat, or adjustments are being made to ensure safety. Along the way, it’s become a priority … Continue Reading Don’t Panic: Keeping Employees of Start-Up Companies Safe and Healthy During Pandemics and Other Occurrences
High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate … Continue Reading Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). As the mother of a child with food allergies, Heather Sapp was well versed … Continue Reading Pandemic-Inspired Food Labeling Raises Alarms for Those With Food Allergies
Governments all around the world are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Making it mandatory for people to wear face masks is a policy that has gained favor … Continue Reading Mandatory face masks might lull people into taking more coronavirus risks
A desperately needed tool to curb the COVID-19 pandemic is an inexpensive home-based rapid testing kit that can detect the coronavirus without needing to go to the hospital. The Food … Continue Reading Rapid home-based coronavirus tests are coming together in research labs — we’re working on analyzing spit using advanced CRISPR gene editing techniques
Coronavirus patients and their families who believe a doctor, nurse, hospital or other provider made serious mistakes during their care may face a new hurdle if they try to file … Continue Reading As Congress Weighs COVID Liability Protections, States Shield Health Providers
COVID-19 doesn’t create cookie cutter infections. Some people have extremely mild cases while others find themselves fighting for their lives. Clinicians are working with limited resources against a disease that … Continue Reading We designed an experimental AI tool to predict which COVID-19 patients are going to get the sickest
Although scientists and stock markets have celebrated the approval for emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, a cure for the disease that has killed nearly 260,000 people remains a … Continue Reading Chasing The Elusive Dream Of A COVID Cure
As many states begin to reopen — most without meeting the thresholds recommended by the White House — a new level of COVID-19 risk analysis begins for Americans. Should I … Continue Reading Reopening In The COVID Era: How To Adapt To A New Normal
F50 presents ‘Marketing During Crisis’, by Roger Sanford, co-founder, HealthGrid Alliance, Strategic Advisor, Anaplan. Roger Sanford is a well known expert on Marketing, Innovation and Strategy. He worked for over … Continue Reading Marketing during COVID19 Times – Advice to Founders & Investor – Roger Sanford
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