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Designed in collaboration with insurers UnitedHealthcare, Network Health, and Aetna, Epic's tool is designed to reduce red tape, allowing clinicians to instantly see whether a medical service requires prior authorization. Ochsner Health, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Denver Health, and Summit Health have begun using the technology, Fierce Healthcare reported.
The novel vaccine was customized to patients' tumors in a large-scale clinical trial. On Wednesday, Moderna and Merck announced that the vaccine had cleared a Phase 3 trial, the first mRNA cancer drug to do so, The Washington Post reported. The results could be a landmark moment in cancer treatment.
Dr. David Morens, who served as an aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Nov. 12. Plus, the lack of covid shot guidance from the CDC could complicate vaccine uptake this fall.
White House domestic policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton and U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican from Georgia, are both in the running to lead the Food and Drug Administration, administration sources disclosed to news outlets.
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A naturally occurring molecule released during exercise could provide researchers with fresh insight into why exercise benefits the body and new ways to preserve muscle function in people with chronic health conditions, Newsweek reported.
"This unprecedented action, which has led to the disruption of nearly 200 different research programs across nearly 30 states, undermines decades of taxpayer investments to improve healthcare delivery, patient safety, and health outcomes for all Americans," 30 senators wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MedPage Today reported that more than 100 grants worth over $250 million have been canceled.
Opening arguments are set to start today as attorneys general from California, Kentucky, Colorado, and New Jersey argue that Meta knowingly addicted children to its social media platforms, thus contributing to the youth mental health crisis. Also in the news: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maine, Louisiana, and Utah.
The two companies said they would start selling their jointly named Medicare Advantage products in stores in two states, and a Medicare supplement in a third, pending approval by the Medicare agency, The Wall Street Journal revealed.
The FDA says that more cases of cyclospora do not yet have an identified source. Meanwhile, cases linked to tainted iceberg lettuce have been confirmed in two more states. Plus, covid-19 activity is increasing nationwide.
The majority of the nearly 155,000 kindergartners with exemptions in the last school year were "non-medical," according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medical exemptions remained stable at 0.2%.
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U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates the 14th amendment, noting that “a pregnant woman’s health is not a state resource to be allocated at the legislature’s whim.” Other states making news: California, Connecticut, North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota.
The CDC reported the second straight week of about 100 new cases; 61 of those confirmed cases are in Pennsylvania. Ohio also saw a substantial increase in cases, CIDRAP reported. Also in the news: salmonella, cyclospora, ticks, and more.
Vaccination guidance normally would have been issued by now, but the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has missed its last two meetings. Separately, Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, criticized President Trump's MMR vaccine executive order, saying kids would have to get six shots instead of two.
Adm. Brad Cooper met with crew after concerns were raised about deteriorating morale and attempted suicides on the aircraft carrier, The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, President Trump has dismissed reports from relatives of service members aboard the ship regarding food shortages, water contamination, moldy showers and long shifts, Bloomberg reported.
The Department of Defense is launching a three-year pilot program that will provide up to $10,000 per year for egg and sperm freezing to active military personnel who have received orders for duty in a dangerous country.
Rising economic concerns and increased costs for medical care have lead Americans' distrust of insurers like UnitedHealth to grow, The New York Times reported. Meanwhile, in a case that amplified the angst against insurers, Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Sentencing is set for December, and prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term, the AP reported.
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