What began as an emergency stop-gap measure during Covid has settled in and become an established part of normal, everyday medical care. While virtual care over the telephone was relatively rare in the years (decades) prior to Covid, doctors began to consult online with patients almost overnight. Few patients wanted to risk catching Covid by congregating with other patients in a physician’s waiting room. Few doctors wanted to risk treating contagious Covid patients through in-person exams. A recent study found telemedicine has become an established practice across the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Category: COVID-19 and Public Health
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Tuesday Links – 10 March 2026
- “By 2022, the US had one of the highest shares of primary care physicians reporting burnout (44 percent). Switzerland (18 percent) and the Netherlands (12 percent) had the lowest shares reporting.”
- Some people 80 and up have the memory ability of someone 30 years younger.
- Moderna’s combo mRNA is effective against three main flu strains plus covid. Th’s Ok in Europe. But not for the FDA? (WSJ)
- Last year’s job gains were due to heath care.
- Chatbot psychosis is real. (WSJ)
- Five leading AI models gave bad medical advice.
Saturday Links – 7 March 2026
- Medical schools to start teaching MAHA approach to nutrition.
- What to know about vaccine mandates, vaccine lawsuits and compensation for vaccine injuries.
- Disappointment at TrumpRx: later, the site has only 44 of the 24,000 prescription drugs that federal regulators have approved.
- If we defunded the police, could we have law enforcement without them?
- More than 40 percent of heath care spending is for shoppable services.