FDA authorizes first at-home saliva test for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Martin Lopez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday emergency use authorization for the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected...
Read MorePractitioners share top tips for coping with COVID-19
Photo Cred: bongkarn thanyakij/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Last Updated: May 7, 2020 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has greatly affected the healthcare industry. There are those practitioners serving on the front...
Read MoreTrump administration to replace HHS Inspector General
Photo Cred: Jens Junge/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury President Donald Trump announced on Friday evening he intends to replace Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health...
Read MoreFDA authorizes first COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency authorization on Friday evening for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of...
Read MoreCMS halts advance payment program for COVID-19 providers
Photo Cred: Sebastian Pichler/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has suspended its Advance Payment Program and is reevaluating its Accelerated Payment Program, according to...
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Caring for clinic support staff in COVID-19
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Heather Skeens, MD, CFMP The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has rocked the healthcare industry. Many medical practices have taken a large financial hit and have...
Read MoreHHS announces additional funds for COVID-19 providers
Photo Cred: Brandon Mowinkel/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new funding to reimburse healthcare providers and organizations caring for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreNIH releases treatment guidelines for COVID-19
Photo Cred: Markus Spiske/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A panel of physicians, statisticians, and other experts have developed treatment guidelines for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to an announcement made by...
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