Reopening In The COVID Era: How To Adapt To A New Normal
States and the federal government are experimenting with steps that will allow people to start working again and returning to more typical lifestyles. But public health experts offer their thoughts on the related risk-benefit calculations.
Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments
With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.
Big Brother Wants To Track Your Location And Health Data. And That鈥檚 Not All Bad.
Big data plays a critical role in the success of current public health efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Privacy advocates, though, are watching closely.
To Curb Coronavirus, What鈥檚 Behind The Wearing Of A Mask?
The CDC recommends that Americans wear facial masks when they go to public places, such as the grocery store. But this is only one part of a multipronged effort to stop the virus鈥檚 spread.
Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
Emergency rule changes by the federal government and some insurers have made telemedicine a useful tool.
驴Por qu茅 lleva tanto tiempo? C贸mo es el paso a paso de una prueba para COVID-19
Desde la toma de la muestra con un hisopo hasta el paso final, expertos explican c贸mo se trata la muestra para COVID-19, y explican futuros tests r谩pidos que podr铆an arrojar un resultado en minutos.
What Takes So Long? A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Steps Involved In COVID-19 Testing
A common complaint about the testing process is the long turnaround time for results.
Take A Deep Breath: Making Risk-Based Decisions In The Coronavirus Era
There鈥檚 an array of recommendations about how to adjust our lives to reduce the spread of the novel virus. All are motivated by the same guiding principle: The better the public does in these efforts, the better off everyone will be.
Respira profundo: tomar decisiones basadas en el riesgo, en la era del coronavirus
Con el mundo respondiendo r谩pido a la pandemia de coronavirus, se requiere m谩s y mejor distanciamiento social. Pero, 驴qu茅 sigue siendo aceptable?
To Stop Coronavirus In Its Tracks, Here鈥檚 Your Guide To 5 Degrees Of Separation
If someone tells you, 鈥淚鈥檇 love to go to dinner, but I鈥檓 socially distancing,鈥 don鈥檛 be offended. It鈥檚 likely they are trying to do a good deed for public health.
Para frenar al coronavirus, distanciamiento y conciencia social
Cu谩les son las diferencias entre auto-control, auto-cuarentena, aislamiento y distanciamiento social. Todas medidas de salud p煤blica en vigencia en distintas partes del pa铆s.
Pence Leaves Out Key Details About Health Coverage Of Coronavirus Testing
The vice president’s remarks are more proof that health care is complicated.
Growing Concerns Of Coronavirus Should Spur Plans 鈥 Not Panic 鈥 In The Workplace
Even in the event of an outbreak, employers have to follow certain rules in their efforts to protect employees from this virus.
Llegando al coraz贸n del estado f铆sico presidencial, 驴cu谩nto necesitamos saber?
Con la camada de pre candidatos dem贸cratas a la presidencia m谩s mayor en la historia, el tema de la salud personal forma parte del debate.
Getting To The Heart Of Presidential Fitness: How Much Do We Need To Know?
A recent cardiac health dust-up between former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders, both vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, focuses attention on this question.
Estrategia defensiva contra cuentas m茅dicas sorpresa: establecer los propios t茅rminos
Las cuentas sorpresa son el saldo que suele aparecer sin invitaci贸n cuando al paciente lo atiende un proveedor que no est谩 en la red del plan m茅dico.
One Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms
By writing in payment limits when signing hospital forms, patients might have leverage in negotiations over disputes that arise from surprise medical bills.
Better Than Other Plans Or Better Than Nothing? Trump鈥檚 Claim About 鈥楢ffordable鈥 Options
Caveat emptor. Some of these health insurance plans might prove helpful for some people, but making that determination is not easy.
Appendicitis Is Painful 鈥 Add A $41,212 Surgery Bill To The Misery
A young man averted medical disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he鈥檚 still facing a $28,000 balance bill for his out-of-network surgery.
Le cobran $41,212 por sacarle el ap茅ndice
Nadie le dijo que el hospital estaba fuera de la red del plan m茅dico que ten铆a a trav茅s de su trabajo. En cualquier caso, no hubiera podido irse a otro lugar. Su ap茅ndice estaba a punto de reventar.
