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Best of Artemis, week ending 31st January 2021

By Angelica | Feb 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Best of Artemis, week ending 31st January 2021

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 31st January 2021, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…

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Avenir Global Fund 4Q20 Commentary

By Angelica | Feb 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Avenir Global Fund 4Q20 Commentary
Avenir Global Fund

Avenir Global Fund commentary for the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2020. [soros] Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Dear Partner The Avenir Global Fund (the “Fund”) generated a return of 13.9% for the December 2020 quarter, more than double the 6.5% return for the MSCI ACWI index (AUD). This brings the past […]

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Death is personal for this physician [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Feb 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Death is personal for this physician [PODCAST]

“In Wooster, Ohio, where I practiced, a small not-for-profit hospice agency relied on local physicians, clergy, and many other volunteers to supplement the skills and dedication of their employed staff. It was through this work with Hospice of Wayne County, in making home visits when needed, that I learned the immeasurable value of presence. By…

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Human elements: How Primo Levi brought science to life

By Angelica | Jan 31, 2021 | Comments Off on Human elements: How Primo Levi brought science to life

He studied at Turin, worked as a chemist until the age of 24, and in 1943 he resisted Nazi occupation of Italy with a group of countrymen. Italian fascists arrested him, turned him over to the Germans, and sent him to Auschwitz in 1944. He arrived on a train packed with six hundred and fifty…

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COVID vaccine distribution is a fiasco

By Angelica | Jan 31, 2021 | Comments Off on COVID vaccine distribution is a fiasco

The way the COVID vaccine is being distributed is ridiculous. Vaccines continue to be sent to states who distribute them to facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.  Do they really think this is an efficient way to do this? When hospitals get the vaccine, they distribute it to frontline workers such as nurses, doctors, respiratory…

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Being “essential” has been overwhelming

By Angelica | Jan 31, 2021 | Comments Off on Being “essential” has been overwhelming

In July 2020, we became essential workers. We threw on our scrubs, put our stethoscopes around our necks, and walked to work for our first day as pediatricians. Six months later, I have had a moment to reflect on what it has meant to be “essential.” I have come to realize that the simple act…

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A frontline physician’s experience with a COVID patient

By Angelica | Jan 31, 2021 | Comments Off on A frontline physician’s experience with a COVID patient

She was the brightest thing in that white room. Warm brown eyes locked on mine. She peered out at me from behind an oxygen mask, a small woman hidden under a cloud of brown hair. Usually, when I came into the room to examine her, she was lying flat on her stomach, her chin propped…

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How doctors are losing money every time a patient pays a bill [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Jan 31, 2021 | Comments Off on How doctors are losing money every time a patient pays a bill [PODCAST]

“A practicing anesthesiologist for the past 14 years, when COVID hit, and the ORs came to an abrupt halt, I needed to occupy my mind. An opportunity to learn about the business behind running a practice came to me via a good friend who is a founding member of an award-winning Fintech on a mission…

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It’s time to curb rising C-section rates in Canada

By Angelica | Jan 30, 2021 | Comments Off on It’s time to curb rising C-section rates in Canada

Even during the pandemic, labor and delivery are the most frequent reasons for hospitalization in Canada, with over 350,000 births per year.  That’s happy news.  But of these births, nearly one third are by Caesarian section (C-sections).  That rate is far too high – and rising. C-section is the surgical procedure to deliver a baby…

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Falling in love during a pandemic: a lesson in self-soothing

By Angelica | Jan 30, 2021 | Comments Off on Falling in love during a pandemic: a lesson in self-soothing

The attending physician knelt next to the stretcher to repeat his opening line. “Hello, sir. What brings you to the emergency department today?” The man looked around in a daze, his lips quivering as if he was on the verge of crying. “The demons! The demons, they’re everywhere! Help me. Please, help me. I can’t…

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