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Progressive, conservative-leaning groups harmonize for telehealthNovember 2020
“They must break down the regulatory and legal barriers that stand in the way of affordable, widespread access to telehealth. This is not a left-right issue.”
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President-elect Joe Biden’s healthcare agenda: building on the ACA, value-based care, and bringing down drug pricesNovember 2020
Biden is likely to mount an intensified federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, enlisting the Defense Production Act to compel companies to produce large quantities of tests and personal protective equipment as well as supporting ongoing deregulation around telehealth.
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Trump, Covid and ReasonNovember 2020
A new statement by scientists explains how to live with the virus.
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Webinar Part 2: Civil Society Solutions to Diseases of DespairOctober 2020
Deaths of despair doubled over the past 15 years, and if left unchecked are predicted to double again in the next decade. COVID has only increased rates at which people are overdosing and contemplating suicide.
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COVID-19, the National Economy, and Mental HealthOctober 2020
Key takeaways from a discussion of the effects of COVID-19 on the national economy and its relation to rising rates of diseases and deaths of despair.
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Webinar Part 1: Diseases of DespairOctober 2020
Based on recent CDC numbers, COVID has tripled and quadrupled our anxiety and depression levels and doubled the number of people seriously considering suicide. The most likely cause? The economic downturn.
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Ludwig Family Foundation donates to Yale School of MedicineJune 2020
A gift from the Ludwig Family Foundation has jumpstarted COVID-related research by Yale School of Medicine scientists.
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation donates $2.2MJune 2020
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has donated $2.2M for COVID Causes in the Washington area, including $1.2M for PPE.
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Webinar: The Gates Foundation’s Investments in COVID Testing, Therapeutics, and VaccinesJune 2020
In 2010, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an initiative to eradicate preventable diseases through the discovery, development, and delivery of vaccines worldwide. This leadership prepared the Foundation to respond boldly and immediately to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Webinar: Children’s Mental HealthJune 2020
The challenges that COVID-19 is creating for our nation’s children and families cannot be understated, and we know that pediatric mental health needs are increasing due to growing, sometimes toxic, stresses on them and their families due to social distancing, virtual schooling, and increasing rates of domestic violence and child abuse.
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Compassion in Action: A Guide for Faith Communities Serving People Experiencing Mental Illness and Their CaregiversMay 2020
One in four individuals who seek help for mental illness turn to faith leaders before they seek help from clinical professionals. This is a guide for those faith leaders written by The Partnership Center.
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With record-setting speed, vaccinemakers take their first shots at the new coronavirusMay 2020
Haller, an operations manager at a tech company in the city, became the first person outside of China to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is made by Moderna, a well-financed biotech that has yet to bring a product to market.
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How Long Will a Vaccine Really Take?May 2020
A vaccine probably won’t arrive any time soon... Our record for developing an entirely new vaccine is at least four years — more time than the public or the economy can tolerate social-distancing orders.
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Billionaire Sean Parker is nerding out on cancer research Science has never seen anyone quite like himJuly 2019
Science has never seen anyone quite like him
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The Unspoken Causes Of Physician BurnoutJuly 2019
According to a recent Harvard report, physician burnout is “a public health crisis that urgently demands action.”
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Video Overview: Mental Health in SchoolsJune 2019
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Kaiser to launch social care networkMay 2019
Kaiser Permanente will soon launch a new care network that connects the system's more than 12 million members to community services that address their social needs.
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Health care's imminent existential crisesMay 2019
The U.S. is facing a series of potentially devastating health care threats—some within the next decade, and some that have already manifested as a part of everyday life.
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Finding Leverage over the Social Determinants of HealthMay 2019
Insights from a Study of 33 Health Conversion Foundations
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Europe’s Alternative to Medicare for AllApril 2019
Swiss and Dutch private insurance provide better coverage than Canada’s single-payer system.