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Apr 01 2020

Where at risk populations are.

http://www.mastersofbusinessanalytics.com/topics/most-at-risk-populations-for-coronavirus/
Mar 31 2020

More interesting information on coronaviruses.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/scientists-track-coronavirus-strains-mutation/5080571002/
Mar 31 2020

An excellent article on antibodies and immunity in regard to coronavirus.

https://www.accenture.com/_acnmedia/PDF-118/Accenture-2020-digital-health-consumer-survey.pdf#zoom=40
Mar 31 2020

Sweden going lighter on the lockdown.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus.html
Mar 25 2020

coronavirus background

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For those of you wondering what a coronavirus is, here is an excellent medical background. (medical text)

Mar 25 2020

Centric Health, a vendor of pharmacy services to senior living facilities in Canada, is acquiring RHI, which provides specialty pharmacy services in the US for about $30 million.

https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/mergers-and-acquisitions-news/centric-health-to-acquire-rhi/
Mar 23 2020

Eruptr, a vendor of patient engagement software for hospitals and health systems, is acquiring HealthAware, which offers a health assessment tool.

https://www.eruptr.com/eruptr-completes-acquisition-of-healthaware/
Mar 23 2020

Vault jumps ahead, raising $30 million for its membership model for men's health services.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/12/mens-at-home-health-startup-vault-takes-in-30-million-from-tiger-global/
Mar 21 2020

Another article explaining why people should stop freaking out. https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria
Mar 21 2020

Some good perspective on balancing risks and harms in our reaction to CV is found in this article.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/19/will-the-costs-of-a-great-depression-outweigh-the-risks-of-coronavirus/
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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