Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Trump Administration Orders Separate MMR Vaccinations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule, according to multiple media reports including the AP.

Healthcare & Policy

HHS Ends COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations

HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr signed determinations to end COVID-19 emergency use authorizations for drugs, biological products, and medical devices because the emergency circumstances no longer exist.

Healthcare & Policy

Microplastics May Intensify Immune Response to Common Allergens

New research suggests that microplastic particles can bind to allergens and carry them deeper into the respiratory system.

Environmental News

How Hurricane Flooding Affects Respiratory Symptoms

Researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after hurricane-related flooding.

Home Care

Telemedicine Expansion Did Not Increase Healthcare Spending, Patient Visits

Expansion of telemedicine during and after the COVID-19 pandemic did not result in a statistically significant increase in healthcare spending or the total number of medical visits.

Occupational Health

HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine

A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.

General Healthcare

Air Pollution Increases Post-Surgical Risks

Exposure to fine particulate matter in the week before surgery is associated with higher rates of pneumonia, sepsis, and surgical wound infections.

Medicare & Medicaid

Magnolia Diagnostics Pays $24M to Settle Medicare Respiratory Testing Fraud Claims

Magnolia Diagnostics and its owners allegedly billed Medicare for unnecessary respiratory panels performed on seniors during the pandemic, according to the US Justice Dept.