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Covid-19 expert Akiko Iwasaki fights a different virus: sexism in science
Shraddha Chakradhar - STAT 90d 30 tweets
To know virologist Akiko Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combatting sexism, power imbalance, and toxic behavior in academia.
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Healthcare Executive 10. Interesting piece on how a covid19 expert fights sexism in science. More power to you! #medtwitter @[email protected] 90d
The other pandemic that’s keeping Indians awake
Roshni Nair - The Morning Context 96d 1 tweets
It was sometime in 1916, in an Austria ravaged by World War I and living in the looming shadow of one of the world’s worst pandemics,...
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Healthcare Executive 8. What’s the other pandemic that’s keeping Indians awake? 96d
Suiting Up For the Future
HKU Medicine - Medium 96d 3 tweets
“My advice, I think, would be that sometimes you may wish to be something, but it may not happen. Because life is never completely…
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Healthcare Executive 4. "In the future, hopefully, we can really build an #IronMan for people who are paralyzed, to allow them to get up and move normally," said Prof. Kenneth Cheung of #Orthopaedics. For more on his life as a #surgeon and an #inventor... 96d
Active covid cases in India decline further as recovery rate inches up
mint 96d 1 tweets
India total active cases are 7,40,090 after a decrease of 8,448 in last 24 hours.
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Healthcare Executive Top Ten Must-Reads ion the Day. Arunima Rajan| 1. Active covid cases in India decline further as recovery rate inches up. Good news finally 96d
Overcoming Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
John LaMattina - Forbes 98d 4 tweets
People don’t seem to want to take a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Healthcare Executive 3. What is the connection between #ElvisPresley and #vaccination? #TuesdayMotivation 97d
Covid-19: Remdesivir does not reduce deaths or hospital stay, shows WHO study
Scroll.in 101d 1 tweets
However, data from a study in the United States showed that remdesivir reduced patients’ recovery time by five days.
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Healthcare Executive 10.Covid-19: #Remdesivir does not reduce deaths or hospital stay, shows WHO study 101d
Between Trump’s idea of modern medicine and India’s traditional medicine, science is Covid’s latest casualty
Newslaundry 102d 1 tweets
Ayurvedic products are not scientifically proven but neither are many superhero drugs promoted by pharmaceutical companies.
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Healthcare Executive 8.Between Trump’s idea of modern medicine and India’s traditional medicine, science is Covid’s latest casualty 102d
Facebook rolls out a new vaccine misinformation policy
Erin Brodwin⚡ - STAT 104d 3 tweets
The policy bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated. But it doesn't address pages and groups, where misinformation thrives.
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Healthcare Executive 4. Facebook rolls out new vaccine misinformation policy. 102d
Maharashtra: Cabinet approval for cap on mask prices | Mumbai News - Times of India
The Times of India 102d 1 tweets
The state cabinet has approved the report submitted by an expert committee set up to regulate the rate of different kinds of masks.
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Healthcare Executive 3. Cabinet approval for cap on #maskprices 102d
Kerala may see rise in Covid fatalities, warns Shailaja
New Indian Express - The New Indian Express 136d 1 tweets
Factors including a large elderly population, high population density and the prevalence of comorbidities among the people indicate a likely increase in deaths, she said.
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Healthcare Executive 10.Kerala may see rise in Covid fatalities, warns Shailaja 136d
World vaccine delivery 'will need 8,000 jumbo jets'
BBC News 137d 6 tweets
Shipping a coronavirus vaccine will be "largest transport challenge ever" says the airline industry.
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Healthcare Executive 9. World vaccine delivery 'will need 8,000 jumbo jets' 136d
Harvard Medical Students Partner With Crowdsolving Platform Groopit To Launch Yelp-Like Covid-19 Testing Review Platform
Brianne Garrett - Forbes 240d 1 tweets
First-year med students Dylan Cahill and J.C. Panagides were intent on giving people first-hand insight into testing sites across the country.
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Healthcare Executive Top Ten Must-Reads of the Day. 1. Harvard Medical Students Partner With Crowdsolving Platform Groopit To Launch Yelp-Like Covid-19 Testing Review Platform. Clearly, India also needs something similar. 240d
How Much Testing Does the U.S. Need to Reopen?
The New Yorker 256d 3 tweets
Public-health experts believe that the country is not administering enough COVID-19 tests, but there is far less consensus about what an adequate number might be.
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Healthcare Executive 2. How Much Testing Does the U.S. Need to Reopen? How much testing should Mumbai do to reopen? 255d
Covid 19 in India: Virus has mutated into 10 types, one now dominant across regions: Study | Mumbai News - Times of India
The Times of India 272d 1 tweets
The novel coronavirus, first reported in China in December 2019, has mutated into 10 different types and one of them — A2a — has nearly replaced all t
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Healthcare Executive 10. COVID19 in India : Virus has mutated in to 10 types, one now dominant across regions. Does this mean the battle will become tougher 272d
AYUSH Ministry to test COVID-19 'cure' that appeared in Goa teacher's dream - Orissa Post | DailyHunt
Dailyhunt - Dailyhunt 282d 2 tweets
Panaji: Last week, Mahesh Degvekar, a 55-year-old school teacher had a vision. Gajanan Maharaj, a 19th century Hindu guru from neighbouring Maharashtra appeared in it, and shared an ayurvedic formula which 'cures' COVID-19. Friday afternoon,...
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Healthcare Executive 5. AYUSH Ministry to test COVID-19 'cure' that appeared in Goa teacher's dream. 282d
Sunday Reading: The Crisis in Public Health Care
The New Yorker - The New Yorker 287d 1 tweets
From The New Yorker’s archive: stories that illuminate the gaps in America’s national public-health infrastructure.
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Healthcare Executive 8. A selection of pieces on the crisis in public healthcare in America 287d
Coronavirus: 8 tools and resources to guide you on COVID-19
YourStory - YourStory.com 297d 1 tweets
As the novel coronavirus sweeps across India, it is imperative to stay aware, informed, and updated. Here’s YourStory’s quick guide on some useful tools.
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Healthcare Executive 10. What are some of the useful tools, apps and resources that will keep you updated during the #Coronavirus Outbreak in India? 297d
Bione launches India’s first at-home screening Coronavirus test kit priced at up to Rs 3000
DATAQUEST 297d 1 tweets
The easy-to-use home screening Coronavirus kit delivers results within minutes and is available for sale on Bione’s platform for pan-India circulation
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Healthcare Executive 3. Bione has recently launched a rapid, at-home Screening Coronavirus test kit and has established itself as the first healthcare company in India to achieve the feat. 297d
In India, Neither Tokenism Nor Panic Can Help Counter this Unique Crisis
The Wire 304d 1 tweets
Most of the elements of the ‘package’ that the Union finance minister announced are sums allocated for schemes already in existence.
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Healthcare Executive The gist of India’s problem by #coronavirus 304d