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President Biden kicks off health agenda with COVID actions, WHO outreach
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- Kerry Dooley Young
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
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
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
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
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
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- Kerry Dooley Young
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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- Kerry Dooley Young
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
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- Kerry Dooley Young
“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
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- Kerry Dooley Young
Speakers asked for data showing COVID-19 vaccines can prevent serious illness and urged transparency about the agency’s deliberations for each...