Thursday, September 9, 2021: Life Sciences

Covax, the global vaccine-sharing program backed by the World Health Organization, cut its COVID-19 vaccination forecast by about 25 percent for 2021 and will deliver a total of 1.4 billion doses this year, short of its target of 2 billion shots. The slashed...

Thursday, September 9, 2021: Health IT

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) released its TeleDx (a.k.a., use of telemedicine for diagnosis) project report. With support from the American Telemedicine Association, Advocate Aurora Health, Teladoc Health, and others, the SIDM conducted an...

Thursday, September 9, 2021: D.C. News

The White House plans to release a prescription drug pricing plan today that backs proposals from Democratic lawmakers and outlines a strategy for administrative action for the first time. The plan broadly supports allowing the federal government to negotiate drug...

Wednesday, September 8, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden is set to deliver a major address tomorrow on the next phase of his pandemic response. While officials are still finalizing specifics, the speech is expected to touch on schools, private companies, and requirements for federal employees. Climbing...