The COVID Commentaries: A Chronicle of a Plague —Volume I-V
Nearly a year and a half from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world is still struggling to contain this viral threat. Will the 2021 surge in new cases continue throughout the year? What effect will our vaccines have? Will …
Reducing The Risk Of In Flight COVID-19 Transmission
All of us fly. Last year, more than 1.5 billion people took to the air. Flying both short and long distances has become a way of life not just for the privileged, but for the many. We always knew air travel was …
We Need To Crush The Curve Now—Or COVID-19 Will Come Back To Haunt Us
In a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19, communities across the United States have taken action to “flatten the curve.” The curve in question represents the number of people predicted to contract the novel coronavirus over time, while attempts to flatten …
A Troubling Tale of Two Children in the Time of COVID-19
This week, I heard a disconcerting story from a friend of a friend in Boston who was diagnosed with Covid-19. She is just a teenager, but one who has suffered since early childhood from chronic asthma. Just over a week ago, she …
Calm In the Face of Potential SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Reflections on Covid
A few days ago, I posted an interview with a friend who was moved to controlled quarantine in China. Today, I wanted to share a story from an American colleague who was just released from a mandatory quarantine in Singapore. Both stories highlight the …
What The Tech: Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia
Asia is a region where people have better access to a smart phone than to a doctor. The demand for high quality healthcare products and services will continue to rise as the middle-income group grow and age or as lifestyles change. In …
Stay Young Navigators
Stay Young Navigators: The Pursuit of Active Aging and Seniors Caring for Seniors explores an innovative approach to elder care created by elders themselves. Based on discussions with the younger old and the older old, Stay Young Navigators describes a community of care and support …
The 2019 Catalog: A Collection of Speeches, Articles, Interviews, and Travel Commentaries by ACCESS Health Chairman and President William A. Haseltine
Gathered in this catalog are all the speeches, interviews, articles, and travel commentaries produced by ACCESS Health International Chairman and President William A. Haseltine over the course of 2019. An additional compilation of Haseltine’s correspondence with friends and colleagues from previous years …
Good News For The New Year: We’re Making Progress In Global Health
Nicholas Kristof recently took to The New York Times to deliver some good news: for “humanity overall,” 2019 was the “best year ever.” Kristof’s assessment, while correct, is no reason for fireworks and fanfare. Many people suffered in 2019. So much was …
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