Today marks four years since I said the global outbreak of COVID-19 could be characterized as a pandemic. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] My decision to use the “p-word” was not one I…
Day: March 11, 2024
Roy Schoenberg, CEO, AmWell
AmWell is a now veteran telehealth platform. It used its IPO money to re-architect its entire platform and add companies like Conversa AI chat service and mental health service Silvercloud,…
The ‘Barbie Speech’ – How Much Has Really Changed For Women in America?
By MIKE MAGEE In our world where up is down, and black is white, there is a left and a right – it’s the middle we appear to be missing.…
Experts Can’t Agree If We’re Still in a Pandemic
As a health journalist, I’ve written the phrase “the COVID-19 pandemic” more times than I care to count in the four years since the World Health Organization (WHO) first used…
The cost of adopting an animal
Adopting an animal can be one of the most rewarding experiences we have in life. Having a cuddly companion to love and spend your days with is priceless… Or is…
The Isolation of Having Long COVID as Society Moves On
When Karyn Bishof started experiencing Long COVID, there wasn’t a name yet for the symptoms that lingered after her infection in March 2020. “I had these continued, prolonged symptoms that…
Minnesota ‘innovation plans’ call on gas utilities to imagine their clean energy future
Climate and clean energy advocates weighing in on CenterPoint Energy’s ideas to decarbonize its natural gas business in Minnesota applaud the effort but say it falls short of what’s needed…