Health CareCommentary
Calculating the Coronavirus Mortality Rate? It’s Complicated
We all like our facts simple. One of the data points that many want to know is the mortality rate for the COVID-19 illness so… Read More
Health CareCommentary
We all like our facts simple. One of the data points that many want to know is the mortality rate for the COVID-19 illness so… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In 1950, the great Hollywood director Elia Kazan produced a movie, “Panic in the Streets,” about a desperate attempt to stop a pandemic (pneumonic plague,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
If you’re like me, your kids’ school has closed for the unforeseeable future because of the coronavirus—anywhere from two to eight weeks—and your employer has… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump hit a nerve with some in the news media Wednesday when he opened his press briefing on the coronavirus by saying: “I… Read More
Health CareCommentary
China’s secrecy about the exploding coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan Province in December, typical of authoritarian regimes, caused a disastrous delay in international pathogen-fighting efforts. Now,… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Today we’re interviewing Kevin Pham, a doctor and a contributor to The Daily Signal, about COVID-19. How real is this threat? How is it like… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Hardly anything that happens in this world is truly unprecedented. As Americans respond to the coronavirus pandemic, which began in China, with canceled events, business closures,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Some commentators have ominously suggested that the United States is just a few days—maybe a week to 10 days—behind the crippling coronavirus crisis that is… Read More
Health CareNews
To stimulate a flagging economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “going big” by sending out checks directly… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The coronavirus pandemic has renewed interest in telehealth—the practice of letting patients consult with doctors directly, via phone or video conferencing. This method of health… Read More