Category Archives: Health News

One-third of small businesses say health insurance is a top concern during COVID-19: survey

Dive Brief: Small businesses are struggling to cover the high costs of healthcare for their employees after a year of COVID-19, according to a new poll sponsored by the Small Business Majority and patient advocacy group Families USA. More than one in three small businesses owners said it’s a challenge getting coverage for themselves and… Read More »

Tech sites hype Apple Watch for COVID-19 prediction without providing the evidence

Milwaukee oncologist Michael Thompson, MD, wrote to me yesterday morning (February 10)  about an article – “New Study Suggests Apple Watch Heart Rate Sensor Can Predict COVID-19 Up to a Week Before a Swab Test” – promoted on Twitter by MacRumors.com. The story was about the so-called Warrior Watch Study at Mount Sinai Medical Center in… Read More »

Your Pandemic Baby’s Coming Out Party

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Your Pandemic Baby’s Coming Out Party Haven’t seen your family in a while? Have a grandchild you’ve never met? Visiting may be awkward at first but you can get through it. Credit…Doris Liou March 29, 2021Updated 11:34 a.m. ET No one in… Read More »