Judith Faulkner, CEO of healthcare IT giant Epic Systems. Source: Epic Systems Bowing to public pressure, health tech company Epic Systems has now notified its employees that they can work from home until the end of the year. Epic had planned to require thousands of employees to return to the office this month to preserve… Read More »
“Our society is, in so many ways, at a tipping point. There’s so much that we need to do right now, and there’s one thing we need most of all, and that’s voices of conviction, voices of reason to help guide us through these difficult times,” Bacow said. Williams said the field of public health… Read More »
A former senior White House economist says coronavirus aid packages should make money available for home care, Medicare, and quarantine rooms in hotels to separate high-risk, elderly populations from younger members of the workforce. Thomas Philipson, who stood down last month as acting chairman of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said the key to… Read More »
“Targeted action” is being taken against more than 100 local outbreaks of coronavirus in England every week, the health secretary has said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Matt Hancock said increased testing meant officials could now be “targeted” in their response. His comments came after 73 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at a farm in… Read More »
Health News via @Lysol on Twitter Two Lysol products have been tested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and found to be effective against the coronavirus on surfaces. Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist are the first to be tested against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and approved by the EPA,… Read More »
The city of Leicester may be facing a localised lockdown after a rise in coronavirus cases, Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed. Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, she said it was “correct” that the government was considering the move, reported in the Sunday Times. Figures on June 16 showed about 25% of the… Read More »