Health Policy
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CDC panel takes on COVID vaccine rollout, risks, and side effects
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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HHS extends deadline for patient access to your clinical notes
Government cites the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the delay.
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Florida will investigate all COVID-19 deaths
The review is meant to “ensure data integrity.”
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COVID-19 vaccine standards questioned at FDA advisory meeting
Speakers asked for data showing COVID-19 vaccines can prevent serious illness and urged transparency about the agency’s deliberations for each...
Clinical Review
How ObGyns can best work with radiologists to optimize screening for patients with dense breasts
Discussions with patients around breast cancer screening typically rest on the shoulders of ObGyns. When a patient is informed...
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CDC flips, acknowledges aerosol spread of COVID-19
The update acknowledges the existence of some published reports showing limited, uncommon circumstances where people with COVID-19 infected others...
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Inside the flawed White House testing scheme that did not protect Trump
An early antigen test used by the White House was woefully inaccurate. But the new antigen test the White House is using has not been...
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‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study...
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CDC playbook prepares states for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine if one is approved
The agency has asked states to submit plans for vaccine distribution by mid-October.
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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.