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statnews.com – “The vaccines and therapeutics, they were easy. With this post-acute Covid syndrome … it’s kind of a wild, wild West right now.”
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We need to stress test U.S. hospital systems – STAT
statnews.com – The Federal Reserve Board started conducting stress tests of banks in 2009. CMS should begin doing something similar for hospital systems.
Read More »The New Surprise Billing Law Is an Imperfect Win
washingtonmonthly.com – The fix will help many consumers. But the details show just how hard bigger reform will be. Tweeted by @globalissuesweb https://twitter.com/globalissuesweb/status/1343867278283186176
Read More »To Whom Do Health Care Workers Owe Their Ultimate Loyalty in a Pandemic?
slate.com – A physician responds to Paul Theroux’s “The Vastation.” Tweeted by @MarcuswevansSr https://twitter.com/MarcuswevansSr/status/1343870640093216770
Read More »Janssen Submits European Marketing Authorisation Application for Amivantamab for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations
finance.yahoo.com – FOR EU TRADE AND MEDICAL MEDIA ONLY NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN BENELUX AND THE UK Tweeted by @Tagggly https://twitter.com/Tagggly/status/1343472063500185600
Read More »Canada, Japan among nations reporting infections with fast-spreading UK coronavirus strain
foxnews.com – The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European ...
Read More »Businesses Innovation: A Cure for the Drug Pricing Dilemma
medium.com – Since the U.S. Congress ratified the first federal health care plan under the presidency of John Adams in 1798 (NIH), generations of legislators ...
Read More »We need long-term solutions for older Americans’ long-term care – STAT
statnews.com – When long-term care is needed, many older adults and their families are suddenly hit with the realization that Medicare does not cover it.
Read More »Incidental side effects threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap
statnews.com – There’s a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1343496915648978944
Read More »What Happened When the Only E.R. Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID
Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.
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