When the original Omicron variant swept across the country this winter, it launched America into a new COVID era, one in which nearly everyone—95 percent of adults, according to one CDC estimate—has some immunity to the virus through vaccines, infection, or both. Since then, however, Omicron subvariants have still managed to cause big waves of infection. They’ve accomplished this by […]
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, affirming the inherent dignity of every person, regardless of disability. The ADA works in tandem with our other federal civil rights laws, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Section 1557), enforced by […]
The Leapfrog Group unveiled a series of recommendations Thursday for how hospitals can improve patient safety by decreasing diagnostic errors, as it moves toward rating hospitals on those errors and and making the reports public. Earlier this year the nonprofit healthcare watchdog group announced the intiative, developed in collaboration with The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine and others, and […]
By Hannah Norman July 28, 2022 Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News Click here for a transcript of the interview. A University of Pennsylvania professor shares advice on navigating the intersection of gun violence and social media as part of KHN’s new “Spotlight” interview series. Buffalo, New York. Uvalde, Texas. Highland Park, Illinois. Graphic imagery and news about the recent string […]
Republican lawmakers blocked passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service. All Democrats and eight Republicans voted for the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, but the 55 yes votes fell short of the 60 needed to end […]
THCB This is a special early in the day edition of #THCBGang. Starting at 9.15am PT/ 12.15 pm ET on Thursday July 28. It is part of the Primary Care Transformation Summit which has been running since Monday and continues to the end of Friday. It’s a who’s who of everyone in primary care. You can check out the wider […]
Software has been part of drug design for decades, but digital technologies are now finding use in the pharmaceutical industry in many more ways. Some of those applications were highlighted this week at INVEST PharmaTech, a virtual event hosted by MedCity News. Drug discovery featured in some of the discussion, notably during a panel covering how artificial intelligence is […]
The House passed a bill Wednesday to expand telehealth services that were first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, titled the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, passed in a 416-12 vote. Eleven Republicans and one Democrat objected to the measure. Two Republicans did not vote. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), […]
Four healthcare startups with artificial intelligence technologies are bringing their offerings to the market with help from the Mayo Clinic. The companies are part of the first cohort of Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, an inaugural program that has been working with these startups since March. On Wednesday, the companies — cliexa, Quadrant Health, ScienceIO and Seer Medical — had the opportunity […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to extend telehealth reimbursement flexibilities for two years. The bill, H.R. 4040, easily passed by a vote of 416-12 and heads to the Senate. The Committee on Rules had moved the measure, a rule dubbed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, forward during a hearing Tuesday. The rule, introduced […]