COVID-19 Vaccination at Dialysis Centers
A new federal effort announced on March 25, will help people with chronic kidney disease who require dialysis access COVID-19 vaccination at dialysis clinics, as…
FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling CBD Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that…
Zealand Pharma Announces FDA Approval of Zegalogue (dasiglucagon)
Zealand Pharma announced on March 22, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zegalogue (dasiglucagon) injection for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia…
AZD1222 US Phase III Trial
The AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 US Phase III Trial demonstrated statistically significant vaccine efficacy of 79% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% efficacy at preventing severe disease…
Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Vaccination Increased
On March 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasing the Medicare payment amount for administering the COVID-19 vaccine. “This new and…
$2.25 Billion to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on March 17, announced a plan to invest $2.25 billion over two years to address Coronavirus Disease…
FDA Permits Marketing of First SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Test
On March 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization of the BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 (RP2.1), the first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test…
Walmart Will Provide Patients With Access to Digital Health Records
On March 17, Walmart announced to the media about new access to digital health records, beginning with their COVID-19 vaccine record “As a healthcare services…
Non-Viral Hepatitis Cases Possibly Linked to Bottled Alkaline Water
The FDA, along with the CDC and the Southern Nevada Health District is investigating a number of reports of acute non-viral hepatitis in the state…
CVS Health MinuteClinic COVID-19 Antibody Test
CVS Health, on March 16, announced the availability of COVID-19 antibody testing in all MinuteClinic locations in Massachusetts, there are nearly 60 MinuteClinic locations in…