COVID-19 Hits Some Health Care Workers With Pay Cuts And Layoffs – NPR

Enlarge this image Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been a steep drop in patients seeking nonurgent primary care and specialty care. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP Just three weeks ago, Dr. Kathryn Davis worried about the novel coronavirus but not about how it might impact her group of five OB-GYNs who… Read More: COVID-19 Hits Some Health Care Workers With Pay Cuts And… »

Sensors to go are coming of age

When healthcare experts in Europe started debating whether or not to reimburse digital health applications two years ago, Josef Hecken, a very senior German health politician, said in an interview that health insurance companies should not be obliged to pay for “fun applications”. Hecken is head of the German healthcare system’s governing board for reimbursement… Read More: Sensors to go are coming of age »

People with coronavirus are highly contagious for days prior to symptoms, says scientist

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. Daisy Robinton’s first signs began with mild fatigue before slowly progressing over the next 10 days into a set of symptoms that left the 33-year-old scientist and fitness model working harder to breathe. “A fever kicked in and… Read More: People with coronavirus are highly contagious for days prior to… »