A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer
(By Joe Palca for NPR) A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the
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Medical Technology
Medicare will begin to pay for continuous glucose monitors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have released their final rule expanding Medicare coverage for all continuous glucose monitors. This
Read MoreCVS, Walgreens impose customer limit on rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS is limiting the number of at-home COVID-19 tests customers can purchase to
Read MoreWhite House to buy, ship 500 million rapid tests for free beginning in January
(By Lev Facher for STAT) The White House will buy and distribute 500 million rapid Covid-19 tests for free beginning in
Read More6 COVID-19 test-makers whose products can detect omicron
(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the omicron variant spreads across the globe, diagnostic companies are racing to
Read MoreGrowing use of home Covid-19 tests leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases
(By Kathleen McLaughlin for STAT) When fans of the band Phish started falling ill with Covid-19 all over the country
Read MoreWhen the Eye on Older Patients Is a Camera
(By Sofie Kodner for Kaiser Health News) In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out
Read MoreSuccess of Covid Antiviral Pills Hinges on Access to Speedy and Accurate Tests
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays,
Read MoreFDA recalling 2 million Ellume at-home COVID-19 test kits because of false positives
(By Dave Mistich for NPR) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of about 2 million at-home COVID-19 test kits
Read MoreQ&A: Bioethicist Leigh Turner on the worrisome boom in unregulated stem cell clinics
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration put the emerging stem cell cottage industry on
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