(Moment/Getty Images) LISTEN: Bad credit can keep you from getting a job, a car loan, or an apartment to rent. For many Americans, health care debt is to blame. KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on Nov. 12 to explain why new federal guidelines on health care debt
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced a national initiative to speed research into how the coronavirus was spreading around the country, bringing together at least 75 public health, academic and commercial institutions studying its genome.As the virus replicates, tiny mutations accumulate in its genetic code. Those differences help scientists trace patterns…
The federal agency that oversees nursing homes announced new transparency measures Sunday requiring the disclosure of coronavirus cases to patients' families and public health officials.Speaking at a White House briefing, Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, called the new policies "important" and said they will support a nationwide effort to…
Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) has signed an agreement for a $483 million funding from a federal agency, the biotechnology company announced Thursday. What Happened The funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will help the company's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine advance through clinical trials to an approval by the United States Food and…
Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) +10.5% after-hours on news it will receive up to $483M from the U.S. government to accelerate development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The company says the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will fund development of the mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate to licensure with the Food…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse