Fintech for Health
Fintech for Health shares best practices for how digital finance tools can be used by insurers, healthcare providers, and startups to help low-and middle-income communities afford and access healthcare globally. With more than 100 million globally pushed into poverty every year because …
BA.2.75: A Dark Horse In The Covid Pandemic
Far from concluding, the Covid pandemic seems to be picking up speed with new variants. The BA.5 variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and North America, potentially infecting as many or more people as the original Omicron virus from which it is …
Two Emerging Viral Adversaries—Nipah And Hendra Virus—May Soon Meet Their Match
Two emerging viral adversaries—Nipah and Hendra Virus—may soon meet their match. Our recent experience with Covid-19 has taught us to be aware of new and emerging viruses that have pandemic potential. Amongst these viruses are we draw attention to two members of …
Market Forces in Primary Care Systems
Primary care is the first point of entry for most patients into a health system. This makes primary care an important platform for preventive and promotive efforts, such as nutrition counseling, mothers groups, and outreach for school health. Primary care can also …
mRNA Vaccine Booster Shots Likely Required Within Six Months To Protect Against Covid-19 Variants
The majority of new infections in the US, Europe, and most other countries are now driven by variants. Until recently, the B.1.1.7 variant was the most dominant strain in the UK and throughout Europe and is prevalent in the United States as …
Vaccines Vs Variants: Three Studies Provide New Insight
Two new studies have shown the real-world effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rollout against two deadly Covid variants, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351. The news is decidedly positive, especially when considered alongside data from a third study, released today, on the effectiveness of a …
New Antiviral Drug Cocktail Could Help India Control Brutal Covid-19 Surge
As a brutal second wave of Covid-19 infections rages on in India, more and more states are reporting critical shortages of ventilators and vaccines. The relative scarcity of these provisions means they’ll be difficult to wrangle in time to staunch further suffering …
The Recent Rise of Indian Covid-19 Cases Display The Dangers Of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
In mere weeks, the second wave of Covid-19 to hit India has gone from bad to worse. At the beginning of March, seven-day averages in India were around 15,000 cases per day. By late April, the rate reached almost 300,000. Today, infection …
An Indian SARS-CoV-2 Variant Lands In California. More Danger Ahead?
Yet another variant of SARS-CoV-2 has arrived on our shores from afar. A recent survey of the viral sequences infecting Californians turned up six independent isolates of a variant that is now circulating widely in India. Over the past two months, infection …
Covid-19 Cases Are Rising Again Globally
Random variation is an essential component of all living things. It drives diversity, and it is why there are so many different species. Viruses are no exception. Most viruses are experts at changing genomes to adapt to their environment. We now have …
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