By Mark Pfeifle and Bob Jensen While Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer was steering bipartisan legislation to stimulate major investments in science through the Senate, his former chief counsel, acting Federal Trade Commission chairwoman, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, was leading the FTC in an unprecedented effort to block a merger of two U.S. companies […]
By IP Progress WHO: Chintala Venkat Reddy, a farmer from Hyderabad, Telangana. THE CHALLENGE: Vitamin D—also known as the “sunshine vitamin”—plays a vital role in keeping our bodies healthy by promoting bone strength and supporting cardiovascular health. Adequate vitamin D levels are also crucial for a strong immune system. Although our bodies […]
By Marion Mass A world of normalcy is almost in our reach. More than 45 percent of the U.S. population has been vaccinated, workplaces are reopening, and many schools are returning to in-person learning. While this is hopeful and exciting, in the midst of our eagerness we must strive to maintain many of […]
By George Coetzee Although the ongoing vaccination campaign shows promise in turning the tide against the coronavirus, gaps in access and acceptance persist, posing a particular threat to underserved populations and developing nations. I have worked on the front lines during both of SA’s Covid-19 waves, and seen first-hand that the drug ivermectin is […]
By Haig Simonian, Avenir Suisse Hindsight, it is said, offers 20:20 vision. With the Coronavirus pandemic now into its second year, experts and governments around the world have become much savvier about how to deal with an international health crisis. If that knowledge could be harnessed to tackle the next pandemic – which […]
“Test and Trace: At what cost?” By Joe Ventre, courtesy of Taxpayers’ Alliance NHS Test and Trace has become the latest arena for the debate around wasteful government spending. The recent report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) doesn’t pull its punches, and offers some damning insights. After the bizarre initial decision to pursue a centralised approach […]
“WHO and PHE put ‘advocacy’ before pandemic preparation, says new research” Courtesy of the IEA The World Health Organization and Public Health England’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been littered with failure and incompetence – in large part because both agencies spread themselves thinly over a huge range of medical, political and social […]
It would be an understatement to say that international coordination to the COVID-19 response has been wanting, with global organizations and national governments frequently at odds and confusion prevailing generally. The problems resulting from this lack of coordination are especially serious in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), notes Patrice Matchaba, Group Head of Global […]
“Demand and supply of health professional: imbalances are prevailing” By Isilda Mara, courtesy of WiiW The retirement of baby boomers, the rise in life expectancy and the aging of the population are all warning signs that the demand for health professionals is bound to expand. Now COVID-19 has shown how exposed European countries […]
By Calum Nicholson, UK Correspondent There is a famous piece, by the comedian Louis CK, widely known as ‘of course…but maybe’. The clip‘s subtle power and disarming truth doesn’t survive transcription, but in it the American makes an important point: there are many things in life that, of course, are incontrovertible. But maybe, […]