CMS Alters Guidelines For COVID-19 Testing At Nursing Homes
The agency tweaked its color-coded system to account for community spread of the virus. Other nursing home news is on rapid-result testing, nursing home volumes and COVID training.
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FDA’s Approval Process of Opioids Faulted
Clinical trials were too short, patient groups too narrow and safety was rarely assessed, says a new study of the agency's opioid approval process.
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Operation Warp Speed Contracts Shielded From Public View, Oversight
NPR reports on the secretive deals the government's vaccine development program struck with pharmaceutical companies, details of which may not be available to the public for years. Other Trump administration news reports on an internal dispute over passenger cruises and a controversial HHS public relations campaign.
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Debate Reinforces That Trump’s Eye Is On Preelection Vaccine Prize
News outlets analyze the bits of information that could be gleaned from the first Trump-Biden showdown, which touched on drug prices and future health care reforms in addition to the ever-dominant pandemic issues.
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Key Day In Stimulus Talks As Democrats Await GOP Proposal
Today's negotiations and actions could determine if there is any hope of a coronavirus relief bill passing before Election Day. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer makes a rare move to pressure Republicans on preexisting conditions protections and pharmaceutical executives are scheduled to testify before a House panel.
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Health Issues Slip Into Chaotic First Debate Between Trump, Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasted while President Donald Trump defended the administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The health law and coverage of preexisting conditions also got air time. And news outlets attempt to fact check a debate littered with false claims.
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First Edition: Sept. 30, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On The Deadly Failure Of America’s Preparedness; Pros, Cons Of Going It Alone On The Vaccine
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
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Perspectives: Trump Is Twisting Once Trusted CDC To His Will; Transparency Could Help Restore Faith In FDA
Opinion writers express views about politicization of federal health agencies and other issues.
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Germany’s Fauci Praises His Country For Masking, Social Distancing
As a second wave rolls through parts of Europe, Christian Drosten releases a prevention plan for the coming months with the backing of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Global news is from WHO, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and looks at Belgium's ban on prostitution, and more.
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Army Leaders Focus On New Factors Behind 30% Spike In Suicides
Forced isolation during the pandemic could be one of the problems adding additional stress to troops. Mental health news is on telemedicine, loneliness and aging, care for transgender children, and more.
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Conservatives Ask Judge To Overturn Wis. Governor’s Mask Mandate
The case argues that Gov. Tony Evers doesn't have the authority to issue such an order. New outlets look at a variety of coronavirus news across the country, including increasing case counts in several states.
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Lawsuits Ask: Who’s To Blame For COVID Deaths At Nursing Homes?
There’s no database of case filings, but a COVID-19 complaint tracker posted on the website of the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, which is headquartered in Virginia, shows 55 wrongful death lawsuits filed against long-term care facilities across the country as of early September.
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The Invention That Saved Halloween 2020: A Candy Chute?
The creator, a Cincinnati dad, says the chute will allow his family to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters without getting closer than 6 feet. Also, the CDC warns against attending Thanksgiving parades and large indoor gatherings; a woman is Tasered for not wearing a mask at a middle school football game; and narcissism's impact on COVID behaviors.
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Researchers Eye Florida After Schools Open Without Resulting COVID Surge
Also in school news, a Maryland elementary school is open for the kids who need it most; heading back to school brings new financial stressors for families; what some colleges are getting right; and more.
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California Governor Signs Bill Allowing State To Make Generic Drugs
Gov. Newsom signed the bill that gets the state of California into the business of making insulin and other generic drugs. The hope is it will lower prices.
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FDA Pauses Inovio’s Vaccine Trial
Inovio didn’t explain why the Food and Drug Administration issued the partial hold except to note the delivery device used in administering the shot. Also other news on vaccine progress.
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Panel Urges Less Sugar Consumption
And in other research news: the promise of ECMO in COVID treatment, fecal transplant effectiveness and putting a motion sensor on a toothbrush.
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Teens Twice As Likely To Test Positive For COVID Than Younger Kids
The report, out Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at more than 277,000 cases among kids ages 5 to 17 whose illness was diagnosed from March to September.
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Survey: Employers OK With Larger Government Role, Expanding Medicare
A survey says most employers would favor a larger government role in keeping drug prices and hospital prices down.
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