10 Jan 2022

  This week we take a look at the various responses around the world at different ends of the spectrum including what continues to be a very aggressive lockdown in Western Australia that locks their borders (land, sea, and air) and what that gives the residents. We discuss what the challenge is of determining an endpoint for these approaches with the expectation that COVID19 is n...

05 Jan 2022

This piece was written just before the holidays...   Two Years Out: The 6 Vs of COVID-19 It’s now been six months since One Year Out: The 5 Ds of COVID-19 was published and we are nearly two years into the pandemic.  While the original 5 D’s have stayed the same, well, sort of, in fact, we have more Deaths, Disparities, new Disinformation, new Discovery and we still Don’t K...

03 Jan 2022

  This week Fred and Dr. Nick take on the Omicron variant and dive into the latest data that has emerged. While we continue to learn more, there are some compelling perspectives that suggest some good news on Omicron that imply it is less virulent than previous variants. We discuss the reasons why and what other confounding factors or explanations might exist and review the impli...

28 Dec 2021

  Joseph Webb  00:08 Health literacy is what I call the sleeping giant. We don't know about it, but it's hitting us is striking every angle. And we just don't recognize a lot of the disparities in health care are really a result of health literacy. And so that trend is there and if you want to fix it, and they don't model the problem, you got to go back and fix the cause. G...

20 Dec 2021

  This week Fred and Dr. Nick review the various options available to mitigate the risk of transmitting the virus to your family and friends during the holidays. The good news is there are lots of testing options available. The bad news is that there are few free options, placing some of these choices out of reach for some people. We discuss Antigen and PCR testing including s...

17 Dec 2021

Gregg Masters  00:07 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health Innovation Media. We bring your brand narrative alive by original or value-added digitally curated thought leadership content for omnichannel distribution and engagement. Connect with us at www.popupstudio.productions. Welcome everyone. I'm Gregg Masters, Managing Director of Health Innovation Media and the producer co-ho...

13 Dec 2021

  This week we review the status of the Omicron variant and what the current data tells us. Fred pulls out his handy dandy CO2 meter and we discuss the recent workout of Switzerland using CO2 meters to help inform the air quality in schools We have talked about the value of using CO2 as a proxy for air quality and more data continues to emerge that suggest this is an excellent ...

05 Dec 2021

With the world abuzz over the latest variant of concern emerging Fred and I dig into the details of the Omicron Variant, or more correctly ‘Variant of Concern’ (VOC), and how it fits into the pandemic. We discuss the various reactions around the world to the variant. We discuss what we know and what we don’t about this variant, how transmissible it is, is it more infective and how do ...

30 Nov 2021

Nick van Terheyden  00:06 We don't seem to learn from our past opportunities and we seem to be very short-term memory influence. So once it's out of main view and it's in the rearview mirror, people seem to forget all that yet what the pandemic did was essentially exposed and magnified, how much of the system is working as designed but essentially not delivering care, let alone well c...

23 Nov 2021

Gregg Masters  00:08 PopHealth Week is brought to you by Health Innovation Media. Health Innovation Media brings your brand narrative alive by original or value-added digitally curated thought leadership content for omnichannel distribution and engagement. Connect with us at www.popupstudio.productions. And welcome everyone. I'm Gregg Masters managing director, producer, and co-host o...