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The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic

For a few months last year, Nigel Goldenfeld and Sergei Maslov, a pair of physicists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, were unlikely...

Monoclonal antibodies may prevent severe COVID-19, but there’s a catch

Promising interim data from a unique Phase 3 trial testing the efficacy of a monoclonal antibody cocktail developed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has...

Kevala raises $4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for long-term care facilities

The pandemic has exposed the U.S. healthcare labor shortage. Now a Seattle startup is aiming to help fill the gap. Kevala just raised $4...

Positive early data from large Phase 3 COVID-19 antibody trial

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced its experimental antibody treatment can reduce a person’s risk of contracting COVID-19 by up to 80 percent....

Startups at CES showed how tech can help elderly people and their caregivers

The COVID-19 pandemic shined a harsh spotlight on the challenges many elderly people face. Older adults are among the highest-risk groups for developing...

This Week in Coronavirus: January 8 to January 14

During the 51st week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, the U.S. surpassed 23.3 million total cases and 388,700...

ICU Nurse Says Careless Attitudes Around COVID-19 Are ‘A Slap In The Face’

Enlarge this image Lydia Mobley, an ICU nurse pictured on Dec. 18, 2020, when she...

Medicaid: What to Watch in 2021

As the Biden Administration takes office, the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic and related economic downturn are the key issues that will...

The Future of the Nursing Home Economy

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the necessity of quality nursing home care for senior citizens. While 25% of US coronavirus deaths occurred in nursing homes, the quality of the institution caused results to vary dramatically. As of September 2020, 4-5 star nursing homes had 94% lower risk of infection than their 1 star peers. When the pandemic ends, those disparities will remain. As the population of America ages, nursing homes will house more people than ever in the coming years. Despite ever-growing future demand, nursing homes remain unpopular among Americans of all ages. Only 19% of Americans think nursing homes

Gene Huang and Vance Moore Appointed to the Caregility Advisory Board: Together They Bring to the Table Over 35+ Years of Executive Industry Experience

Gene Huang and Vance Moore will bring operational guidance to Caregility’s efforts to support healthcare’s Quadruple Aim by enabling the fastest path to...

Seattle healthcare worker-training startup NextStep raises $2.5M to fund continued growth

NextStep, a Seattle startup which uses its technology platform to retrain displaced workers for roles in the healthcare industry, has raised $2.5 million...

Wisconsin-Based Logistic Company Partners with LA County to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 startup Curative Inc. contracts with a Wisconsin-based company to use its Elite EXTRA advanced dispatch software to expedite COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to...

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