WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported 18 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and four more deaths. The pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation that includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah increased to 30,164 cases and 1,257 deaths. Tribal President Jonathan Nez encouraged people to celebrate the Easter weekend safely while… Read More »
A health-care worker collects samples using a nasal swab at a mobile Covid-19 testing facility, in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on July 24, 2020. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Florida has reported more confirmed coronavirus cases than New York state, as the epicenter of the pandemic has shifted from the Northeast… Read More »
Interview: Loretta Christensen, MD, chief medical officer, Navajo Area Indian Health Service. Navajo Department of Health: “Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19 (COVID-19),” “Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center reports 104 new COVID-19 cases, and one new death,” “Public Health Order, Navajo Department of Health, Navajo Office of Environmental Health & Protection, April 17, 2020, Public Health Emergency Order… Read More »
Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development grew by 6.4% from 2017 to 2018, reaching $ 194.2 billion. For the third straight year, the growth-rate of medical and health R&D investment outpaced the growth-rate of overall health spending. Yet R&D spending still represents only about 5 cents of every health dollar spent.… Read More »