Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, more than 46,000 people have died in nursing homes. The private health care market is failing, and government-administered long-term care...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus: Are hospitals prepared for the flu season?
Now that we are more than eight months into the novel coronavirus, you might think that hospitals in the United States, the wealthiest nation in the world, would have the supplies they need to...
Joe Biden will build a strong public health infrastructure
Atul Gawande makes the case for electing Joe Biden President in the New Yorker. He argues that a Biden administration will build a strong public health infrastructure to control the pandemic, which...
What a new Congress should do to lower Rx prices
Prescription drug prices keep rising. That’s to be expected since Congress has given pharmaceutical companies monopoly pricing power for their brand-name drugs, along with the ability to market...
Coronavirus: Many older adults are exercising more
Gretchen Reynolds reports for The New York Times on a new study showing that most adults are exercising less during the coronavirus pandemic. But, interestingly, many older adults are exercising...
Pharma doesn’t have your back
You might think that Pharma is doing more good than harm, but, watch out, it does not put your interests first; it doesn’t have your back. Stat News reports that the pharmaceutical industry has...
You might pay less for insulin through Medicare Part D...
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that one in three people with Medicare have diabetes today, and they are paying an ever higher price for their insulin. A new Medicare initiative could save...
What would a President Biden do about drug prices?
The latest news is that the pharmaceutical industry is targeting its 2020 campaign contributions at Vice President Biden, rather than President Trump. Kaiser Health News reports a reversal in...
Clinical trials need to include more older adults
Older adults have historically been excluded from clinical trials that test new drug treatments, even though older adults are most likely to need these treatments. Pratibha Gopalakrishna reports for...
Coronavirus: It will be challenging for many older adults to vote
It seems inconceivable in the year 2020 that everyone in this country eligible to vote should not be able to do so easily. With technology as sophisticated as it is, voting should be a simple...