Health CareCommentary
America’s Uncomfortable but Unavoidable COVID-19 Choices Ahead
America is a free society, and in a free society, the exercise of personal choice is dependent upon both the opportunity to make choices and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Lives and Livelihoods Are Inseparable, Should Be Addressed as Such, Coronavirus Recovery Panel Says
The COVID-19 pandemic that has reached every corner of America presents policymakers with a vastly complicated problem that will require a diverse and tailored approach…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
COVID-19 Testing and the Way Forward on Resuming Non-Urgent Medical Care
America’s coronavirus testing rates have emerged as one of the enduring issues with the government’s response to the pandemic. Following the Centers for Disease Control… Read More
Health CareCommentary
China Is Working Overtime to Suppress Research About Coronavirus Origin
The lesson of history for tyrannical regimes is that the truth is dangerous. Clearly, the Chinese Communist Party knows this full well, which is why… Read More
Health CareNews
FDA Approves Home COVID-19 Test, Is Overseeing 72 Trials of Treatments
The Food and Drug Administration has ongoing clinical trials for 72 drugs to treat COVID-19, therapeutics that aren’t a cure, but which will treat the… Read More
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DHS Study Shows Potential of Heat, Humidity to Kill Coronavirus
A new Department of Homeland Security study shows that heat, humidity, and sunlight could help to kill the coronavirus, offering a potential literal ray of… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Flawed Models Show Why COVID-19 Policies Must Consider Total Mortality
Policymakers need to scrutinize their epidemiological models. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government has been heavily influenced by the Institute of Health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Keeping Our Distance in the New Normal of Coronavirus
Public health officials advising governments here and abroad on the COVID-19 pandemic so far have offered shifting and tentative guidance on when and how to… Read More
Health Care Analysis
Solutions to Medical Supply Shortages That Put Americans First
Demand for medical supplies such as ventilators and face masks skyrocketed as COVID-19 took hold. The situation led policymakers to examine how America can better… Read More
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Trump ‘Strongly’ Disagrees With Georgia Governor on Reopening State Amid COVID-19
President Donald Trump said he strongly disagrees with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s move to begin reopening that state, to include some of the most likely… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Unfolding Debate About America’s Response to Coronavirus
A debate is forming about the U.S. response to COVID-19 and it’s worthwhile to consider this debate early, as it develops, before battle lines harden…. Read More
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Coronavirus and Public Health: 5 Glimpses of What the Near Future Looks Like
Across the country, governments are preparing to reopen society and the economy after the initial wave of coronavirus cases subsides. Regions, states, and localities are… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Examining Costs vs. Benefits and COVID-19
One of the first lessons in an economics class is everything has a cost. That’s in stark contrast to lessons in the political arena where… Read More
Health CareCommentary
If Half the Country’s COVID-19 Deaths Were in Montana, Would New York Shut Down?
According to The New York Times coronavirus report, as of Sunday, April 19, 2:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, there were 35,676 COVID-19 deaths in the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Sweden’s Unique Approach to Battling COVID-19 Is Preserving Economic Freedom
In stark contrast to most other developed countries dealing with the coronavirus, Sweden has adopted what are perhaps the least restrictive “social distancing” rules in… Read More
Health CareCommentary
New Zealand’s Severe COVID-19 Lockdown Imperils Its Hard-Earned Free Economy
After completely reinventing its economy with free-market policies in the 1980s, New Zealand has enjoyed a remarkable run of prosperity as one of the most… Read More
Health CareNews
China Suppressed the Truth About Coronavirus. Top WHO Officials Keep Praising China’s ‘Transparency.’
Despite the fact that Chinese authorities misled the world about the coronavirus, top World Health Organization officials have repeatedly gone out of their way to… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Federal Government Should Focus on Areas Closest to Reopening
The reopening of America will need to happen on a state-by state, county-by-county basis. One problem that may hinder the process is that different areas… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This Is How Big the COVID-19 CARES Act Relief Bill Is
$1.8 trillion. That’s the official price tag on the federal government’s most recent stimulus bill, passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That estimate is… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What You Need to Know About Antibody Tests for COVID-19
Returning to a semblance of normalcy in this country will require the ability to gauge a person’s immunity status to the COVID-19 virus using serology… Read More
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Amid COVID-19 Curbs on Elective Surgery, Michigan Governor Calls Abortion ‘Life-Sustaining’
The governor of Michigan said Thursday that abortion is “life-sustaining.” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, discussed abortion in times of the coronavirus pandemic during… Read More
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WHO Chief Said Coronavirus Could Be ‘Controlled Easily’ and Praised Xi’s ‘Personal Leadership’
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a speech in early February that the spread of the coronavirus outside China could be “controlled… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What It’s Like to Be a First Responder During COVID-19
For many of us, our view of COVID-19 is through a screen. We watch the nightly news, or read articles and reports on a laptop,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
We Are Fast Approaching COVID-19 Gut-Check Time
We are a few days away from a rendezvous with some tough conclusions about COVID-19. A number of concurrent developments are coming to a head…. Read More
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Problematic Women: Saving Lives and Livelihoods of Equal Importance in COVID-19 Fight
This week on “Problematic Women,” we talk with health care economist and National Coronavirus Recovery Commission member Gail Wilensky about how we can save both… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Canada’s Government-Run Health Care Buckles Under COVID-19
In an editorial last week, the Los Angeles Times declared it conventional wisdom that COVID-19 proves Bernie Sanders was right about “Medicare for All,” because… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Woodrow Wilson’s Strange Silence on Flu Epidemic During Great War
The last time the United States faced a worldwide pandemic—the “Spanish flu” of 1918 and 1919—cities rolled up the sidewalks, closed theaters, and shuttered saloons…. Read More
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Gov. Newsom Reveals 6 Things He Wants to See Before California Reopens After Virus Lockdown
Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a list of six things he wants to see before the Democratic governor considers reopening California following a spate of lockdowns… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What Is Having Coronavirus Like? Here’s One Man’s Experience.
Kevin Weinrich got COVID-19 several weeks ago, likely after he had been traveling in London. He joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about his experience… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Public Health Steps Should Benefit, Not Punish, the Public
Public health has two components: the public and its health. The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed Italy’s health system, which resulted in hospitals rationing the ventilators needed… Read More
