Author Archives: Health

Marlboro maker Altria asks FDA to spread the word that nicotine doesn’t cause cancer

A Marlboro cigarette. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Marlboro parent Altria is asking the Food and Drug Administration to help it spread the word that nicotine doesn’t cause cancer. CNBC on Thursday obtained a copy of a letter Altria sent to the FDA asking the agency to help get the message out about… Read More »

Support for telehealth Medicare reimbursement gains steam in Congress

Dive Brief: Congressional support for permanently expanding access to telehealth seems to be rising, though thorny questions persist around payment, timing and which flexibilities should be retained after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires. In a House subcommittee panel on telehealth Tuesday, lawmakers on both side of the aisle were supportive of the modality, especially… Read More »

BeeIN acquires radio frequencies to accelerate machine-to-machine communications and transform the Slovenian telecoms landscape

Kranj, 3rd March 2021 – A public sale of unused radio frequencies could lead to the transformation of the Slovenian telecommunications landscape, according to a company that has obtained a license for operating frequencies which support business-critical machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. BeeIN purchased frequencies in the 700 MHz radio frequency band at a public auction, held… Read More »