Do Cry for Those in Arizona: What Happens When Politicians Disregard Health Care and Public Health Professionals During a Pandemic
How Arizona epitomizes the backwards approach the US has taken to its health care crisis.
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Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy
Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.
Read more...Saharan Dust Storm Expected To Cause Dangerous Air Pollution in U.S. This Week
Jeff Masters tellls you everything you want to know about a dust strorm set to drift over the US
Read more...America Sits on Its Hands as Covid-19 Cases Rise
More signs of Covid-19 breakdown.
Read more...The Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic
Why the Covid-19 death toll is higher than you might think.
Read more...Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?
Even before COVID-19, the world was facing a care crisis, a problem that is only worsening.
Read more...States Sue Drug Companies and Execs for Generic Price-Fixing; Is the Tide Turning on Willingness to Allow Big Pharma a Get Out of Jail Free Card for its Egregious Behavior?
State AGs sue drug companies and their executives for alleged price-fixing. Are we willing to rescind Big Pharma’s Get Out of Jail Free Card?
Read more...Scientists Around the World are Already Fighting the Next Pandemic
Scientists fight the next pandemic, driven by antibiotic resistance, where the technofix fairy won’t help, and the simplest solutions are the most sustainable.
Read more...Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health
Judges are making battlefield health calls in reopening courtrooms, and some policies don’t look very sound.
Read more...ICUs Become A ‘Delirium Factory’ For COVID Patients
COVID can infect the brain and current protocols may exacerbate the delirium it induces in some patients, as doctors aim to slow its spread.
Read more...The Fleming Myth and the Public Sector Contribution to Discovery and Development of New Cancer Drugs
Abstract, “basic research” is essential to drug discovery. It is also largely funded by the public sector.
Read more...Why Did Covid-19 Spiral Out of Control?
Some Covid-19 sleuthing.
Read more...Why Americans Are Tiring of Social Distancing and Hand-Washing – 2 Behavioral Scientists Explain
Most people are not neurotic enough to maintain disiplines like social distancing over long periods of time.
Read more...COVID-19 in Mauritius and Other Tourist Paradises: A Progress Report
Mauritius coped well with Covid-19 despite its tiny size and the importance of tourism.
Read more...Death, Suicides, And The Pandemic Economy
The data on suicides and economic distress is more muddy than you’d expect.
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