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Medicare proposes limiting coverage of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Lily Jamali
Jan 13, 2022
Government insurer won't cover Aduhelm's $28,000-a-year price tag except for clinical trials.
A sign for biotechnology company, Biogen, Inc. is seen on a building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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FDA issues new sodium guidelines for the food industry

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 15, 2021
The agency recommended gradual changes to the salt content in 163 processed food categories -- aimed at lessening the amount of salt we eat.
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FDA nears deadline to decide the fate of vapes

by Caroline Champlin
Sep 8, 2021
The regulator will decide whether e-cigarettes products, including those from major brands like Juul and Vuse, can stay on the market.
Vaping and e-cigarette products are displayed in a store on Dec. 19, 2019 in New York City. The FDA is closing in on making possible vaping restrictions.
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Who will end up paying the price for Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug?

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 18, 2021
The cost of the newly approved treatment will be about $56,000 a year, much of it paid for by Medicare.
Biogen’s new Alzheimer's treatment drug, Aduhelm, has an annual sticker price of $56,000.
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Australian company first to develop fully at-home COVID test

by Victoria Craig
Dec 17, 2020
Everything needed for the test — which the FDA gave emergency authorization — is inside the box, except for a smartphone.
The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test connects directly to users’ smartphone, providing for step-by-step instructions and display of test results.
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Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK vaccine

by Associated Press
Nov 30, 2020
Moderna is just behind Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech in seeking to begin vaccinations in the U.S. in December.
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Pfizer to ask today for emergency vaccine authorization

by David Brancaccio , Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
Nov 20, 2020
Emergency authorization means the FDA facilitates availability of the vaccine during a declared state of emergency.
An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on Nov. 17, 2020.
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FDA issues alert about accuracy of Abbott rapid COVID-19 test

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 15, 2020
The concern is that it could be returning false negative results.
For now, negative results from the Abbott test should be confirmed with another more sensitive test.
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EEC: Econ 101

In the COVID-19 economy, unintended consequences play a part in policymaking

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 23, 2020
A rise in domestic violence, a decline in car accidents and more.
FDA deregulation of COVID-19 antibody tests has led to a false sense of security for some, an unintended consequence of the move.
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The search for tastier grocery store tomatoes is closing in

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 22, 2019
While identifying lost flavor genes and bringing them back has been tricky, some scientists are determined.
The flavor of tomatoes is hard to track, unlike disease.
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