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Experts lay out post-pandemic retailing strategies

Marketing experts recommend that brands formulate a strategy to be as nimble as possible to deal with the as yet unknown changes to the supplement marketplace in the post pandemic world. A greater online capability is seen as one of key parts of that toolkit.




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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Pharma Day*

A challenge You are passionate about providing an intervention (drug or device) to a group of patients who can’t access the current options due to availability or pricing. You could could go the philanthropic route to pay for the interventions. You could work towards regulation to apply downward pressure on pricing. No matter what, you have to

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V-E Day: Europe Celebrates A Subdued 75th Anniversary During COVID-19 Pandemic

"Today, 75 years later, we are forced to commemorate alone, but we are not alone!" Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says, celebrating international unity in the post-war era.




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Google Says Most Of Its Employees Will Likely Work Remotely Through End of Year

The tech giant announces it is extending its previous work-from-home plans for most of its staff and will begin reopening offices this summer.




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Haitian Doctor Says This Is The Worst Epidemic He's Faced

A major health agency fears a humanitarian crisis. Migrant workers are returning home from the hard-hit Dominican Republic. Medical equipment is in short supply. And social distancing is improbable.




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What Happened Today: Health Care System Crumbles, Testing Questions

Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, answers questions about access to testing for COVID-19, false-negative results and the challenges of mass testing.




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Public Health Experts Say Many States Are Opening Too Soon To Do So Safely

By Monday at least 31 states will be open or partially open. This as President Trump pushed for the country to get back to work despite public health experts warning that it's too soon.




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Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters

Among those rallying against state shutdown orders are anti-vaccination activists. They see these protests as a way to form political alliances that promote their movement.




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Day Three Notes – JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, San Francisco

Yesterday’s conference sessions surfaced interesting questions and approaches regarding the post-acute sector, bundled payment, emergency medicine and anesthesia. Post-Acute Focus: With more and more focus on the need to rationalize and re-organize the post-acute sector, we have seen multiple industry leaders start to evolve their strategies.  I blogged yesterday about AccentCare’s interesting strategy in the...… Continue Reading




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Looking Forward/Looking Backward – Day 1 Notes from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

A large amount of wind, much discussion about the U.S healthcare, and the public getting soaked again – if you were thinking about Washington, DC and the new Congress, you’re 3,000 miles away from the action. This is the week of the annual JP Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco, with many thousands of healthcare...… Continue Reading




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Food for Thought (and Health): Day 2 Notes from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Addressing the Social Determinants of Health:  Is the healthcare industry pushing a rock up a hill?  We collectively are trying to provide healthcare with improved quality and reduced cost, but the structure of the nation’s healthcare system remains heavily siloed with the social determinants of health often falling wholly or partly outside the mandate and...… Continue Reading




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The Old and the New – Day 3 Notes from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Day 3 of the JPMorgan healthcare conference was one of striking contrasts between the old and the new. (And, by the way, the rain finally stopped for a day, but it will be back tomorrow to finish off the last day of the conference). The Old:  Sitting in the Community Health Systems (CHS) presentation and...… Continue Reading




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Notes on Day 4 of the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Some interesting presentations on the last day of the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference that concentrated on common themes – the increasing importance of ancillary business line to bolster core business revenue and of filling in holes to achieve scale and full-service offerings. Genesis Healthcare – The largest U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) provider, which also is...… Continue Reading




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Andy Serkis (and maybe Gollum?) will read 'The Hobbit' for coronavirus charities

Andy Serkis, who plays Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" films, announced that he will livestream a reading of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" on Friday.




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The Check-In: Justin Turner unsettled at thought of not playing again for the Dodgers

The Dodgers' Justin Turner and his wife Kourtney have delivered more than 500,000 meals to the needy since March. He'll be a free agent this winter.




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California to reopen 25 DMV field offices on Friday after they were shut down amid coronavirus

California DMV will reopen 25 field offices after shutdown




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San Francisco will allow certain businesses to reopen beginning May 18

San Francisco will allow certain businesses to reopen beginning May 18 as it eases its stay-at-home orders. But officials warn that they will keep track to make coronavirus infections don't spike.




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Judge grants request to delay start of prison sentence for former Rep. Duncan Hunter

A federal judge found that the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic was good cause for the delay.




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First Californian to get coronavirus in community spread was infected at a nail salon, Newsom says

Newsom cited the case when asked why personal services, such as nail salons, must remain closed.




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An Orange County cafe opened in defiance of Newsom. Now it's the center of stay-at-home resistance

When it opened last week for the first time since mid-March, Nomads Canteen in San Clemente quickly filled with customers eager to get out of the house and return to some sense of normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Someday we'll return to the office. It'll be nothing like we've seen before

With no coronavirus vaccine in sight, employers and building landlords are turning to tech, design and distancing to keep office workers healthy.




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L.A. Phil's 100th birthday bash: Your quarantine must-watch of the day

It was one of last year's hot tickets: Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Zubin Mehta, on the same stage at the same time. How to see it for free.




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Opinion: The unemployment rate may be even worse than it looks

If you factor in a potential undercount of furloughed workers, nearly 1 in 5 working Americans may be in line for unemployment benefits.




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Commissioner Adam Silver tells NBA players that resuming the season remains fluid

Adam Silver told NBA players that a return to the court is up in the air but that games could be held in Las Vegas or Orlando, likely without fans.




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Older does not equal expendable. We need to act in a way that protects our elders from coronavirus

Older Americans deserve our protection from coronavirus. They want to get back to their busy lives, too




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Hershey Felder salutes Irving Berlin, plus 13 other must-sees on Mother's Day weekend

Celebrate Mother's Day with a livestream of the musical bio-drama "Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin"




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Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Developments Webinar – Wednesday, May 6, 2020





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WWII forces would 'admire' U.K. today, queen says on 75th anniversary of war's end in Europe

"We are still a nation that those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen would recognize and admire," the monarch said.




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These states have the most coronavirus cases. See the day-by-day breakdown.

From New York to Washington, see the per-day count of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in each state. Updated daily.




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Graphic: Coronavirus deaths in the U.S., per day

More than 70,000 people have died in the U.S. of COVID-19. Track which states are getting hit the hardest and which direction the country's death rate is going. Updated daily.




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Chart: See the day-by-day size of the coronavirus outbreak

Track the number of new COVID-19 cases per day around the rest of the world.




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Not enough evidence that e-cigarettes help to stop smoking, surgeon general says

The surgeon general's report is the first in 30 years to focus entirely on quitting tobacco.




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Vaping flavor ban goes into effect Thursday, but many products will still be available

"Kids have moved on" to other nicotine vapes that will remain on the market.




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Report says cellphone data suggests October shutdown at Wuhan lab, but experts are skeptical

U.S. and U.K. intel agencies are reviewing the private report, but intel analysts examined and couldn't confirm a similar theory previously.




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California governor says community spread started at nail salon

He said he couldn't provide more information because of health and privacy concerns.




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The pandemic shows WHO lacks authority to force governments to divulge information, experts say

The WHO has come under criticism for its deferential tone toward China, but the organization denies it withheld information about COVID-19.




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Putin pays a somber tribute to WWII dead as Russian coronavirus cases skyrocket

Cancellation of the ceremony was the second blow to Putin, who was forced to call off a referendum extending his time in power.




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Ex-Garuda chief given 8-year prison term for corruption, reports say




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Coronavirus: Week of May 3 to May 9, Maruti Suzuki to restart in Haryana




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Malaysia factories spring back to life for Japanese electronics




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Reply to: An appeal to cost undermines food security risks of delayed mitigation




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An appeal to cost undermines food security risks of delayed mitigation




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Hazards in the Himalayas




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Reply to: An appeal to cost undermines food security risks of delayed mitigation




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An appeal to cost undermines food security risks of delayed mitigation




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Hazards in the Himalayas




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Lipidomics Gateway




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With Coronavirus, ‘Nature is sending us a message’, says UN Environment Chief

Prof Andrew Cunningham from the Zoological Society of London said, “The emergence of COVID-19 was not only predictable, but it was also predicted (in the sense that) there would be another viral emergence from wildlife that would be a public health threat.”

 




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4 Days to Go for SED Punjab Recruitment 2020: Apply Online for 1664 ETT Teacher Posts before 31 March, Details Here

Punjab Education Board Punjab Recruitment 2020 Online Application Last Date Extended at educationrecruitmentboard.com. Check details here.