Policy/Biz Stories
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Prescription Drugs From Canada? Not So Fast
The President said he's making arrangements so people in the US can get prescription drugs from Canada. Pharmacists - and the Canadian government - say "not so fast." -
School Meals Program Extended Through School Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allowing summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to children for this whole school year. -
Seniors to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Free, CMS Says
Once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will make it available to seniors at no cost. -
2nd Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused
Johnson and Johnson is the second pharmaceutical company to have to pause a phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID vaccine. -
VP Candidates Spar over Health Care During Debate
Health care was one of many topics that the two candidates for vice-president did not agree on. -
Strange Bedfellows Creating Healthcare Reform Plans
Proving yet again that necessity fuels invention, some hospital systems and insurers, normally not the best of friends, have decided that working together makes more sense than not to bring about... -
COVID-19 Product Scams on FDA's Radar
Some COVID-19 products don't always match their advertising claims. Since the pandemic started in March, the FDA has issued 120 COVID-19-related warning letters. -
Affordable Care Act at Risk, Many May Lose Coverage
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is overturned, almost every American will feel the effect in some way, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. -
Telehealth Finally Gains a Foothold in Medical Care
Telehealth is having a moment that has been decades in the making. -
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths
New research finds disparities in testing, infections, and outcomes for Black and Hispanic Americans -
How to Navigate School Sports in a Pandemic
Despite close quarters, high levels of perspiration and possible coronavirus contamination, many schools and colleges have decided: We should go forward with in-person sports. -
To Reduce Needless Deaths, Look at Faces, Not Numbers
A physician in Cleveland wants researchers and the media to recognize that when they write about overdoses and firearm deaths among young people, that they are writing about people, not statistics.
