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Vitestro’s Aletta is authorized for use on adults in outpatient settings under the supervision of a trained phlebotomist, who can oversee three of the devices at a time, Becker's Hospital Review reported. According to the FDA, clinical data showed Aletta achieved blood draw success rates comparable to or higher than those of trained phlebotomists.
The company announced in May that it would shut down its commercial and Medicaid businesses next year but would continue to offer its MA plans, Healthcare Dive reported. However, that deal fell through.
The fresh peppers sold at Costco are being recalled. Until now, jalapeños sold at grocery stores were not considered to be at risk in the outbreak that has affected multiple fast-food chains. Meanwhile, cyclosporiasis cases are also climbing, and it's unclear whether they're related to lettuce. Some people in North Carolina have reported becoming sick after eating cilantro or parsley.
The Trump administration "is not at liberty, under the Administrative Procedure Act (‘APA’), to impose conditions on grant recipients that Congress did not intend or that are unreasonable or unexplained," U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his ruling that blocks the policy while a lawsuit is pending over the cancellation of federal grants.
“I’m so sorry that you have to live under this extreme psychological unsafety,” Director Erica Schwartz said at her first agencywide meeting. She also tried to reassure the reduced staff that they are up to the task of protecting the nation's health: "Will we be prepared for the next outbreak? I think we will be.” Plus, President Donald Trump officially nominates policy aide Heidi Overton to lead the FDA.
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The issue occurred Tuesday from 3-10 a.m., resulting in nearly 1,700 calls not connecting. After accounting for duplicate calls, "we believe up to 400 New Yorkers may have been unable to connect with a 911 call taker,” a spokesperson for the mayor's office said.
Judge Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said she would appoint an independent monitor to help investigate immigration detention centers in Texas and California after finding lapses in government compliance of basic standards of care for immigrant children, The New York Times reported.
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.
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