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BMJ: A safer world starts with strong primary healthcare

The Primary Health Care Performance Initiative’s Steering Committee pens an opinion piece on the critical role of primary health care.

IHI: How COVID-19 and Telehealth Have (and Haven’t) Changed What’s Next for Primary Care

Dr. Asaf Bitton talks about both the losses and the opportunities presented by COVID-19 ahead of his keynote address at the virtual IHI Primary Care Summit 2020.

Health Affairs: Long-Term Care Facilities Must Prioritize Immigrant Workers’ Needs To Contain COVID-19

Leigh Graham, Jasmine Kaduthodil et al. present a framework for reducing COVID health risks for immigrant workers in long-term care facilities

The New Yorker: We Can Solve the Coronavirus-Test Mess Now—If We Want To

Dr. Atul Gawande on “assurance testing” and a new vision of what public health really means.

New York Times: More Than 70,000 Covid-19 Patients Have Received Plasma. Does It Help?

Dr. Daniela Lamas discusses the need for evidence-based treatments, and the risk of haste.

Health Affairs: Promoting Innovation and Equity as COVID-19 Vaccines And Treatment Emerge

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub presents on COVID-19 vaccine access at a Health Affairs virtual symposium (begins at 2:22:30).

Harvard Business Review: Why Businesses Must Help Build Trust in a Covid-19 Vaccine

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub and Julie Rosenberg call on companies to support information campaigns promoting vaccines.

New York Times: Families Are Central to Critical Care. But the Waiting Room Is Empty.

Dr. Daniela Lamas writes on the key role that families play in critical care, and on the short- and long-term challenges posed by their absence during the pandemic.

Healthy Newborn Network: Improving postpartum education: more important than ever

Members of Ariadne Labs’ BetterBirth team and Noora Health discuss the importance of educating new mothers and their families in India, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.