1) How Covid-19 Has Evaded the Immune System A recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania gives us a new explanation as to how the SARS-CoV-2 virus evades the human immune system. DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones, which make it more compact, preventing cells from transcribing those DNA segments into…

Three quarters down, one to go. In this article, I’ll wrap up the content I published in Q3. Consider this your Q3 Recap Guide. If you still don’t know what happened in Q1 and Q2, don’t fret. Catch up below: Healthcare Quarter 1 Recap Healthcare Quarter 2 Recap INSURANCE The Three Dooming Insurance Cliffs Americans…

New Data: Patients Wait on Average 26 Days for an Appointment Physician wait times are the longest they’ve ever been, according to the latest data from Merritt Hawkins. Over 1,000 physicians in major metropolitan areas were surveyed with results showing wait times varied between cities and specialties. For example, patients wait on average 84 days…

Insurance coverage and maternal health outcomes in the U.S. trail behind peer nations. One study found one in five women lost insurance coverage throughout the preconception, prenatal, peripartum and postpartum periods. With insufficient insurance access throughout pregnancy, is it a surprise, then, that 24 mothers die for every 100,000 live births in the U.S.? Lawmakers…

1) Alphabet’s Verily raises $1 billion to expand precision health business Verily raised $1 billion to expand its precision healthcare initiatives. This will include real-world evidence generation, healthcare data platforms, research and care and its underlying technology. Overall, Verily aims to use their technological capabilities combined with data to advance precision health across clinical research and…

I have good news and bad news. The good news is the uninsured rate hit one of its lowest points in the past decade at 8.3%. The bad news is that between 5.3 million and 14 million Americans are estimated to lose insurance once the public health emergency ends—which may be soon. Despite the uninsured rate hitting…