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Do No Harm: A Call for Decarceration in Hospitals

Bill of Health

They leafed through magazines or scrolled on their phones, waiting. J was brought to the Emergency Department with a cough, but after a test, we learned he was COVID positive. Clinically, it was difficult to discern if it was COVID-19 or withdrawal triggering his body aches and diarrhea. Yet, I never used his real name.

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Rebel Health: The Personal and Professional Passion of Susannah Fox

Jane Sarashon

The book’s many examples of citizen scientists spans at least forty years, and even features very current insights into Long COVID and the use of TikTok in patient communities. The post Rebel Health: The Personal and Professional Passion of Susannah Fox appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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The Unsurprising Surprise of Social Determinants in COVID-19 Mortality

Health Populi

Covid-19 exposes America’s racial health gap,” asserts The Economist , the weekly news magazine based in London, UK, in an advanced essay dated 11 April 2020. ” Fox45 News in Baltimore reported , “COVID-19: African-Americans impacted the most in Maryland.”

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The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

Health Populi

First, check out the gainers on the list: after pharma, health insurance was the second biggest rep-winner in our COVID year, gaining 23 percentage points in the poll. Interestingly, these are two of the most prominent life science companies that have been part of Operation Warp Speed to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

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