Bennet, Blackburn Lead HHS Flexibility Request for Hospitals Accessing Provider Relief Funds 

WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced a bill on Wednesday that would extend Medicare’s COVID-era ability to support telehealth visits and pay for acute-level hospital care provided in patients’ homes. The proposed legislation, called the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act,... Read More

Make no mistake, women’s health has been left behind in the United States. The U.S. leads developed nations in maternal morbidity, and this medical crisis has trickled into every facet of women’s health. One of the driving forces behind this current state is a limited understanding of... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries... Read More

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health released the results of a new study on the link between low oxygen levels while sleeping and epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age. The results of the study have been published in Sleep. “There’s increasing evidence... Read More

LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines Agency's website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria had been withdrawn “at... Read More

Sharp-eyed grocery shoppers may notice new labels in the dairy aisle touting yogurt as way to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently said it’s OK for producers of yogurt to make that claim — even though... Read More