Any global pandemic can result in rapid and profound changes in societies around the world. Healthcare, education, politics, and economies everywhere are known to change after suffering the consequences that emerge during a pandemic, and the recent COVID-19 crisis is no exception to the rule.
COVID-19 case numbers remain high across the US. Nonetheless, reports of new cases are dropping, as Americans are following President Trump’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again . Authorities around the country are advising employers to encourage social distancing and provide protective
All medical professionals will experience, at various points in their careers, situations that are shocking or traumatic, and a certain degree of emotional detachment gets triggered in these contexts to help them cope. When this happens, it’s as if a switch is thrown, prompting a disconnect between
According to the CDC, the SARS-CoV-2 infection rates have been leveling since May. Thanks to the drastic isolation measures, we now have no idea how this situation will evolve. The accumulated global restrictions that governments have imposed in the first quarter of 2020 may have suppressed the
AI and data science are not only growing into the public health sector, but they are having a significant impact on perhaps every aspect of healthcare. And that’s a good sign in the current global situation. As a matter of fact, China leaned on artificial intelligence and data science to track and
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, the question on everyone’s mind is: How will the pandemic end? Dozens of companies and public labs around the world are racing towards the finish line, hoping to develop a vaccine that would render everyone immune to the virus. In spite of the efforts put into
