Medicare Payments for Brand-Name Neurology Meds Soaring
From 2013 to 2017, number of claims increased 7.6 percent, but total payments increased 50.4 percent
States, Pharmacies to Receive Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States is now delivering an average of 2.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines a day
Airlines Ask White House for Standardized COVID-19 Credentials for Passengers
Airline industry believes that one set of rules for such documents will help revive travel
White House Provides $250 Million to Reduce COVID-19 Inequities
Initiative is meant to help local governments boost COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and other pandemic mitigation measures
Nonprescription At-Home COVID-19 Test Receives Emergency Approval
The FDA also issued emergency use authorization for prescription at-home test kit for those suspected of COVID-19 within six days of symptom onset
AstraZeneca to Seek FDA Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Within Weeks
If the two-dose vaccine is approved, it would be the fourth COVID-19 vaccine available in the United States
Targeted Albumin Not Better for Hospitalized Cirrhosis Patients
No difference in incidence of end-point events, but more adverse events, seen in targeted albumin group versus standard-care group
Erythrocytosis ID’d in 11 Percent of Trans Men Using Testosterone
Factors associated with erythrocytosis include tobacco use, long-acting undecanoate injections, age at initiation of testosterone
FDA Warns Consumers to Not Use Ivermectin for COVID-19
Agency has received reports of patients requiring medical support after self-medicating with ivermectin for use in horses
Globalization of Cancer Trials Tied to Lower Enrollment of Blacks
Significant inverse correlation identified between proportion of patients enrolled outside the U.S. and disparity score
