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aca-health-coverage-doctor-and-medical-assistant-talking-with-patient-in-her-hospital-bed — Over a decade ago, in 2010, former President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The main purpose of ACA health coverage was to create a form of federal health insurance that was more affordable to more people, further expand Medicaid to citizens, and assist with the innovation of health […]

ACA Health Coverage Compared to Other Nations

August 27, 2024 in Health tagged aca / global health / healthcare providers / insurance and government / understanding aca/obamacare by Griffin Miller

Contact tracing measures in Singapore have started, as the government began distributing TraceTogether tokens in an effort to step up their contact tracing efforts to curtail COVID-19. Singapore residents get contact tracing tokens to attempt to detect signs of COVID-19 earlier than normal. This would in turn allow Singapore residents […]

Contact tracing measures in Singapore

September 29, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / global health / Technology by Jeffrey Cooperstein

antibody treatment for COVID-19 — At the beginning of August, two drug companies began clinical trials for an antibody treatment for COVID-19 known as monoclonal antibodies. They have been racing to complete the clinical trials and have even claimed they could have this treatment available before the vaccine. What Are Monoclonal Antibodies? When the human […]

Antibody Treatment For COVID-19

September 26, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / Disease Prevention / global health by Joe Manichia

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces further reopening of the state beginning Monday, September 21. Here’s everything you need to know about Texas’ new reopening phase. In 19 of the 22 regions in Texas, all businesses and stores that were at 50% are now allowed to expand their capacity to 75%. […]

Abbott announces further reopening

September 25, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / global health / quarantine by Jeffrey Cooperstein

University of Pittsburgh researchers are hopeful to begin COVID-19 medicine testing by 2021 with a new antibody. Not in the form of a vaccine, the medicine will be both a treatment and a preventative measure. The medication, named Ab8, will begin safety trials with the hope that the FDA will […]

COVID-19 medicine testing

September 24, 2020 in Health / life tagged covid-19 / global health / Vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

covid-19 vaccine distribution — Since the beginning of the pandemic, several companies, including BioNTech and Pfizer, have been racing towards creating the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. The time when that race ends is quickly approaching, with the CDC saying that limited doses could be going out to the highest-risk individuals by late October. With […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan Up For Debate

September 9, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged covid-19 / Disease Prevention / global health / pandemic / Vaccinations by Joe Manichia

The CDC recently released a report that found racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 data. — Recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities in who is testing positive with COVID-19. These disparities are likely caused by the effects of long-standing social factors and are largely due to workplace COVID exposure. Data Trends […]

CDC Finds Racial Disparities in COVID Data

September 5, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / disease awareness / global health / health trends / pandemic by Macee Hall

plasma treatment blood donor — Recently, the President announced that the FDA had approved the emergency use of convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients. There have been indications that this could be an effective treatment, but experts caution that we do not have sufficient data to confirm this. Treatment and Trials Of Plasma Treatment The convalescent […]

Plasma Treatment For Covid-19 Approved

September 3, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged covid-19 / fda / global health / heart health / pandemic by Joe Manichia

A patient sitting in her car is tested for coronavirus as part of the HHS's new state testing plans. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released all state, territory, and locality COVID-19 testing plans for July through December to the general public. These plans outline all goals and procedures for COVID-19 testing per state and provide a framework to build on moving forward into the […]

COVID State Testing Plans Released by HHS

August 19, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / global health / healthcare news by Macee Hall

Countries requiring international health insurance — Several countries have begun requiring travelers to have international health insurance. Traveling abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic is a risk and has added complications for American travelers. Many countries have closed their borders to Americans entirely due to the continued outbreak in the United States, but there are some regions […]

Countries Requiring International Health Insurance

August 14, 2020 in Health tagged covid-19 / global health / travel by Joe Manichia