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April 22, 2020 What We Have Lost In Social Connections, We Can Gain In Nature

Bill Frist, Contributor Forbes, Posted April 22, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has stolen much from us: the company of our friends, the variety of our daily activity, the color of our social occasions, and—for too many—the stability of our livelihoods….

April 21, 2020 What the 1918 Pandemic and the Great Recession Can Teach Us in Responding to COVID-19 Today

Bill Frist, Contributor Posted April 21, 2020 “Look, you shouldn’t think that the estimators have got a lot of experience with anything like this, so this is a seat-of-the-pants estimate,” economist Dr. Alan Blinder told me. The estimates he was…

April 16, 2020 A Healthy Nashville VI: Critical Role of Public Health

Sen. Bill Frist Discusses Critical Role of Public Health with de Beaumont Foundation CEO Brian Castrucci In this Issue: – COVID-19 and Critical Role of Public Health   – Announcing NashvilleHealth Hero – Response Fund Update – Tracking COVID in Tennessee –…

April 15, 2020 3 Ways Policymakers Could Help Our Nation’s Doctors And Nurses

By: Bill Frist, M.D. April 15, 2020 As a former heart-transplant surgeon and former U.S. Senator, I understand the frustrations many on the front lines of this pandemic are experiencing. Here are three things those doctors and nurses—dedicated but tired, anxious…

April 14, 2020 America’s public health infrastructure needs consistent funding

State and local leaders are responding to the coronavirus crisis with one hand tied behind their backs By Tom Daschle, Bill Frist, Andrew von Eschenbach Posted March 14, 2020 at 6:00am As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, we have…