Big Pharma — COVID-19

Gender inequalities in the labour market may affect the incidence of COVID-19 The Government of Catalonia has endorsed a UOC research project to analyse the impact of the pandemic with regard to gender and social inequalitiesThe Gender and ICT research group plans to analyse healthcare and socio-economic data to get a picture of the social impact of the disease in Catalonia Government of Catalonia figures show that, although the employment rate for women (50.4%) is nine percentage points lower than that for men, fields of employment could act as a factor that determines the impact of the coronavirus according to gender....

COVID-19 Bonanza: Stimulus Hands Health Industry Billions Not Directly Related To Pandemic   (Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration; Getty Images) The coronavirus stimulus package Congress rushed out last week to help the nation’s hospitals and health care networks hands the industry billions of dollars in windfall subsidies and other spending that has little to do with defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. The $2 trillion legislation, which President Donald Trump signed Friday, includes more than $100 billion in emergency funds to compensate hospitals and other health care providers for lost revenue and other costs associated with COVID-19. The measure also calls for spending up...