A new ‘master regulator’ could call the tune for hair cells essential to hearing
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) The act of hearing is like a ballroom dance, scientist Jaime García-Añoveros says. Tiny hair
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Medical Technology
Refurbished Walkers and Wheelchairs Fill Gaps Created by Supply Chain Problems
(By Kate Ruder for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had
Read MoreFree COVID-19 home tests for Medicare Part B beneficiaries
Starting Monday, the first time in the history of the Medicare program that they will be paying for over-the-counter services
Read MoreWith pharma still struggling in Alzheimer’s, health tech companies want a swing
(By Katie Palmer for STAT) In the wake of the first Alzheimer’s drug approval in nearly two decades, pharmaceutical companies
Read MoreThe CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
(By Colleen DeGuzman for Kaiser Health News) When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19
Read MoreFDA approves 1st smartphone app that can deliver extra doses of insulin
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA cleared the first app for iPhone and Android devices capable of
Read MoreBy altering the blood type of lungs, researchers raise the possibility of universal organs for transplants
(By Isabella Cueto for STAT) It was 4 a.m. on a humid night in St. Catharines, Ontario, and Elizabeth Ostrander
Read MoreCMS Expands Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography
(Source – www.cms.gov) Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a national coverage determination (NCD) that
Read MoreCMS releases over-the-counter COVID-19 testing coverage guidance
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released additional guidance Feb. 4 on how payers should best cover at-home
Read MoreWhat Are Taxpayers Spending for Those ‘Free’ Covid Tests? The Government Won’t Say.
(By Christine Spolar for Kaiser Health News) The four free covid-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for
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