So how, exactly, had the district figured that 22 students couldnt fit into a 770-sq.-ft. room? Of course it was possiblemaybe even very likelythat no geometry at all went into this decision. But when I went back to the districts plan, skimming through the 140-page colossus of flowcharts, graphs, color…

And he said the Trump administration was committed to making sure that every American who wants a vaccine can get one without having to pay for it. I promise you we will use every federal tool that we have to make sure that cost is not an obstacle for people…

Over the course of the pandemic, the biggest stressor for parents surveyed by the University of Oregons RAPID-EC project has been an inability to sufficiently feed, clothe and house their children, said Philip Fisher, Ph.D., the director for the Center of Translational Neuroscience at the university, who is leading the…

Dawn Capital, the London-based VC that focuses on B2B software, has closed its fourth and largest fund: $400 million that it plans to use to continue investing in early stage startups. Oversubscribed and closed (all remotely) within six months of launching in the midst of a global health pandemic, the…

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Pies, however, sees it differently. He points out that even a contingent response to a specific situation can constitute a major health concern. Consider this scenario, he writes. An elderly hiker with stable but underlying heart disease has a heart attack when a 12-foot grizzly bear suddenly appears in front…

States such as Massachusetts and New Jersey have left their app plans in limbo or abandoned them to focus on the bigger picture. States are struggling to stand up a public health response in general, including plain old vanilla contact tracing, says Margaret Bourdeaux, a researcher at Harvard Kennedy School.…

Theres another consideration. Is your partner still in contact with the elderly family member? Research suggests that the infection fatality rate is hundreds of times as high among people over 65 as it is among those under 35. Its probably best, then, if your partner doesnt visit this elderly relative…

Posted World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic, as he called on countries to invest in public health. Conway G. Gittens reports.read more…

Posted Africa’s health tech sector is seeing increased business and interest from investors on a continent where a lack of access to medical care has been emphasized by the coronavirus pandemic.read more…