Proper Covid-19 testing, tracing and treatment requires managing data on a massive scale. The task is exposing the cracks in the U.S. public health and medical systems.
From data collection to insurance coverage, our fragmented health care system has complicated the country’s ability to track the spread of Covid-19.
And public health officials warn the Trump administration’s recent rule change for how hospitals report information might make it worse. Data that used to go to the Centers for Disease Control about things like the availability of ICU beds and if staff have sufficient PPE will now be sent to the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s a move some fear will politicize essential information about the combating the virus.
Diane talks to Sarah Kliff, investigative reporter for The New York Times, about this change and why it may be just one more obstacle for U.S. health care and public health systems that are woefully unprepared to fight this pandemic.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.