Decenas de expertos en VIH de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recibieron correos electrónicos el miércoles 11 de junio revocando las notificaciones de despido recibidas diez semanas atrás. Sin embargo, el daño a sus proyectos podría ser permanente, y las restricciones continuas a sus investigaciones perjudicarán vidas, dijeron científicos de…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer. Two years later, grueling rounds of chemotherapy have slowed the cancer’s progress, even…
Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was left unlocked. They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a dangerous bowel impaction. The irony stung: When Dean was born, he was so weak and floppy he survived only with feeding…
DUOS recently won the health tech consumer/employer track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The company supports older adults and their caregivers by addressing health-related social needs and connecting patients to care. The post INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How DUOS Is Leveraging Tech To Support Older Adults appeared first on MedCity News.
Bristol Myers Squibb’s new multibillion-dollar partnership in a hot area of cancer research overshadowed many of the announcements at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. We covered that news and other developments from the largest cancer conference in the world. The post ASCO 2025 Recap: Rise of the…
Advances in flow cytometry could enable researchers to uncover valuable insights about food allergies without allergen exposure. The post Attacking Food Allergies: How Technology can Ease the Path to New Treatments Without the Pain appeared first on MedCity News.
Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down? The post If We Treated Tooth Decay Like We Treat Heart Disease, We’d Save Billions appeared first on MedCity News.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on “CBS Mornings Plus” on June 10 how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s removal of members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee could affect public health. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings Plus” Freelance journalist and KFF Health News…
Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website. The post Blue Shield of California, Zocdoc Partner To Help Members…
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.