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President Biden kicks off health agenda with COVID actions, WHO outreach

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: January 21, 2021

President Biden issued an executive order requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings.

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HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: January 19, 2021

There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.

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Anaphylaxis cases after COVID-19 vaccine rising but still rare: CDC

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: January 7, 2021

Health care providers should be ready to treat rare cases of anaphylaxis following administration of COVID-19...

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Medicaid to cover routine costs for patients in trials

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: January 4, 2021

A federal COVID-19 relief/annual spending package mandates that all state Medicaid programs cover routine...

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CDC identifies next priority groups for COVID-19 vaccine

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: December 21, 2020

ACIP said the next priority group, Phase 1b, should consist of what it called frontline essential workers, a group of about 30 million, and adults...

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Second COVID-19 vaccine ready for use, CDC panel says

Author:
Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: December 20, 2020

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine — the second now cleared for emergency use in the United States — was endorsed by the...

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wins decisive recommendation from FDA panel

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: December 17, 2020

The advisers and FDA staff also honed in on several key issues with COVID-19 vaccines, including the challenge of having people in the placebo...

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FDA panel supports expanded HF role for sacubitril/valsartan

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: December 15, 2020

An FDA panel supported an expanded approval of sacubitril/valsartan based on new analyses of data from a preserved-EF heart failure trial, in...

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FDA panel overwhelmingly backs emergency authorization for Pfizer COVID vaccine

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: December 10, 2020

“I can assure you that no vaccine will be authorized for use in the United States until FDA career officials feel confident in allowing their own...

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Medicare finalizes 2021 physician pay rule with E/M changes

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Kerry Dooley Young

“This finalized policy marks the most significant updates to E/M codes in 30 years, reducing burden on doctors imposed by the coding system and...

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CDC panel delves into priorities for COVID vaccine distribution

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: November 25, 2020

The meeting served as a forum for experts to discuss the thorny issues ahead.

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AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

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Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: November 13, 2020

AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.

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CDC panel takes on COVID vaccine rollout, risks, and side effects

Author:
Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: November 2, 2020

ACIP will need to offer direction on which groups should get priority in vaccine allocation, inasmuch as early supplies will not be sufficient to...

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COVID frontline physicians afraid to seek mental health care

Author:
Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: October 29, 2020

“The pandemic emphatically underscores our need to change the status quo when it comes to physicians’ mental health,” said Dr. Mark Rosenberg.

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COVID-19 vaccine standards questioned at FDA advisory meeting

Author:
Kerry Dooley Young
Publish date: October 23, 2020

Speakers asked for data showing COVID-19 vaccines can prevent serious illness and urged transparency about the agency’s deliberations for each...

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