Out-of-network providers price gouging COVID-19 tests, AHIP says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Out-of-network providers are inflating the price of COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests, according
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Is convalescent plasma safe and effective? We answer the major questions about the Covid-19 treatment
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency authorization for doctors
Read MoreBlood tests show promise for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
(Source – www.nia.nih.gov/news) With the aging of the U.S. population, the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease continues to rise. The disease
Read MoreSoldier On has partnered with Let’s Talk Interactive to expand a telehealth platform that connects homeless veterans
A non-profit that targets veteran homelessness, for which there are roughly 67,000 in US, is using telehealth to expand access
Read MoreHow do you separate scientifically sound stem cell therapies from scams?
(By Natalya Ortolano for STAT) For patients who’ve run out of other options, experimental, unproven therapies like stem cell treatments
Read MoreCMS Proposes Updates to Coverage Policy for Artificial Hearts and Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed updates to coverage policies for artificial hearts and
Read MoreWill Medicare finally cover brain scans for Alzheimer’s disease?
The results from a $100 million study of more than 25,000 Medicare recipients will help Medicare officials decide whether to
Read MoreDemand Surges For See-through Face Masks As Pandemic Swells
(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) Blake Blackmon and his fiance, Jessica Cournoyer, recently welcomed their second child, a cherubic-cheeked good
Read MoreScientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread
(By Will Stone for Kaiser Health News) High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant,
Read MoreCVS develops app to read prescription labels for visually impaired patients
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Pharmacy has developed Spoken Rx, a new feature on its app that can read prescription
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