A majority of physicians surveyed said that prior authorization results in increased use of health care resources, and one-third said prior authorization led to a serious adverse event for a patient.
The FDA has authorized use of the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for children 6 months through 4 years of age.
Fifty US organizations have launched the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science to curb health and science misinformation and disinformation.
Nearly 75% of poll respondents who needed health care in the past 6 months experienced delays or challenges in getting that care.
Patients with COVID-19 may experience viral and symptom rebound more often than previously reported, a study suggests.
Nearly one-quarter of parents surveyed knowingly exposed others to their child when the child had or may have had COVID-19.
Four volatile organic compounds differentiated between COVID-19 and non-COVID illness with 90.2% accuracy.
At 1 year after COVID-19 diagnosis, 59% of patients studied had impairment in at least 1 organ, and 27% had impairment in 2 or more organs.
The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home test is a single-use, nucleic acid amplification test intended for individuals with signs and symptoms consistent with a respiratory tract infection.
Among the top-selling US drugs, those with lower added clinical benefit ratings and higher total drug sales have higher manufacturer spending on direct-to-consumer advertising.
