Chronic underfunding of health services and an inability to hire and retain medical experts are among the main concerns of rural and regional communities. That’s the repeated message conveyed to a NSW parliamentary inquiry which held at hearing at Taree on the state’s mid-north coast on Wednesday. Acute care physician Seshasayee Naramsimhan explained to the… Read More »
Although I am advancing rapidly into almost complete retirement, there are some days/weeks when I can’t refrain from pointing out some of the troubling health care news I see. This is one such week. First, the COVID zombie news My local Star Tribune newspaper delivered this front page news: University of Minnesota, Mayo report COVID-fighting success… Read More »
Loading the player… Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has sparked outrage after he cut mental health funding for services for survivors and family members of victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. On Wednesday, DeSantis slashed $ 900,000 in funding for LGBTQ programs that serve people in Central Florida. According to reports, before approving a new… Read More »
Health in 2 Point 00 May 27, 2021• Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess gives us a little tour of Chicago before we dive into some deals. Noom raises $ 540 million, bringing their total to $ 657 million with a $ 4 billion valuation. What are they going to do now with… Read More »
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday is the latest to show real-world evidence of the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines that were developed with mRNA technology. The study, which is based on health care personnel at 33 sites across 25 states, found that a single dose… Read More »