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Pandemic Emphasizes Need For Health Care Price Transparency, Advocate Says Pandemic

Pandemic Emphasizes Need For Health Care Price Transparency, Advocate Says

The coronavirus pandemic has made the need for health care pricing transparency more urgent, says the leader of an organization advocating for its implementation. No laws require hospitals or insurance companies to list the price of a procedure or drug before consumers make purchases, according to Heather Higgins, who leads…
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October 7, 2020
Nearly 40% of older adults in London's psychiatric wards had Covid-19 at pandemic peak, study shows Pandemic

Nearly 40% of older adults in London's psychiatric wards had Covid-19 at pandemic peak, study shows

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates At least 38 per cent of older adults in psychiatric wards in London were infected with Covid-19 at the height of the pandemic, a new study has suggested. University College London (UCL) researchers found…
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October 6, 2020
COVID-19: Data suggests Canadians are less willing to fly during pandemic than Americans Pandemic

COVID-19: Data suggests Canadians are less willing to fly during pandemic than Americans

Citizens of both countries had the exact same information regarding the spread of COVID-19, so it’s interesting to see how differently each country’s travellers reacted This article, written by Marion Joppe, University of Guelph and Lianne Foti, University of Guelph, originally appeared on The Conversation and has been republished here with…
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October 4, 2020
Derek Mahon, whose poem consoled during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at 78 Pandemic

Derek Mahon, whose poem consoled during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at 78

Home / Art and Culture / Derek Mahon, whose poem consoled during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at 78 Northern Ireland-born poet Derek Mahon, whose verse brought consolation to many during the coronavirus pandemic, has died, his publisher said. He was 78. art-and-culture Updated: Oct 03, 2020 21:52 IST Derek Mahon(Instagram)…
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October 3, 2020