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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

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/
Mar 20 2020

A large PE firm is acquiring a majority interest in HealthEdge, which offers administrative systems to payers.

https://www.blackstone.com/the-firm/press-releases/article/blackstone-to-acquire-healthedge-a-leading-healthcare-technology-solutions-provider