Will 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
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Demand 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
Read moreAn experiment in end-of-life care: Tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The daily email that arrived in physician Samantha Wang’s inbox at 8 a.m., just before
Read moreInsurers don’t have to cover COVID-19 tests for ‘return to work’ programs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health insurers aren’t required to cover COVID-19 tests that are a part of workplace
Read moreBetter Hearing for Veterans, remotely
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) VHA’s Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) is bringing better hearing options to Veterans virtually. The VA Audiology and
Read moreDoes imaging the retina hold promise of early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
According to a recent study led by Cedars-Sinai, it found Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages affects the integrity of
Read moreNew technology to increase comfort with prostheses
(Source – blogs.va.gov/VAntage) The Advanced Platform Technology Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is highly regarded for developing innovative
Read moreInsurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They’re ‘Medically Necessary’
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) In the wake of the massive turnout at anti-racism demonstrations around the country, public health
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