President Trump announced the deal during a media briefing on Tuesday. Moderna is one of several companies manufacturing the vaccine “at risk,” as the industry calls it, meaning the company is currently making the vaccine before it is approved. Clinical trials are currently underway to test whether it’s safe and effective. Under this contract, worth… Read More »
Testing shortages continue along with gaps in the supply chain for reagents, swabs, plastics, viral transport media and personal protection equipment, the American Medical Association and other health organizations told Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in a letter sent today. The letter went out the day after HHS said it had… Read More »
Dive Brief: The Medicare program overpaid providers more than $ 267 million due to inadequate oversight of patients discharged from an acute care hospital within three days of their admission, according to a new report by the HHS Office of the Inspector General. OIG inspectors combed over more than 89,000 claims filed in fiscal 2016… Read More »
Recent research into consuming collagen supplements has shown great promise for its beauty-enhancing effects, such as stronger hair and nails, and more hydrated skin with fewer wrinkles. This has spawned a huge number of new products containing collagen but, despite the claims, not all collagen products are created equal. Some are so high in sugar… Read More »