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CMS defends proposal to nix MCIT pathway, medtechs hold out hope

Among the top issues generating buzz at this week’s AdvaMed conference was the decision by CMS earlier this month to propose killing off the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology pathway for breakthrough devices due to clinical evidence concerns. AdvaMed has protested the proposed CMS repeal, remains disappointed but contends there is still hope for a potential compromise. At… Read More »

‘A dose of hope’: Biden implores public to get the vaccine during joint address

President Joe Biden urged the public to get vaccinated during his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday evening, quoting a nurse who called each shot of the COVID-19 vaccine a “dose of hope.” “Everyone over the age of 16, everyone — is now eligible and can get vaccinated right away. So get vaccinated… Read More »

Can there be hope amid politics?

I consider myself to be an apolitical person. I try to stay informed. I vote. But when it comes to politics, I prefer to listen to what others have to say more than I like to talk about what I think. But after watching the first woman of color accept the nomination for the vice… Read More »

Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure. The University of York researchers deciphered the mechanism by which the compound, known as AB1 works.  AB1 was identified by researchers at… Read More »

Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

A young woman whose lungs were destroyed by the coronavirus received a double lung transplant last week at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the hospital reported on Thursday, the first known lung transplant in the United States for Covid-19. The 10-hour surgery was more difficult and took several hours longer than most lung transplants because… Read More »