Joe Biden formally announced the important members of the administration’s health team. It includes Indian American doctor Vivek Murthy who will manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The President in his briefing from Wilmington, Delaware outlined three key goals for the first 100 days in office with regards to masking, vaccinations and opening schools for children.
21% of COVID-19 discharged patients dead, or readmitted after 60 days
The death rate or re-hospitalization in the 60 days that follows hospital discharge due to coronavirus exceeds 21% among patients that were admitted in the early months of the pandemic according to a new study. This study was conducted by a team of US-based investigators and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
CMS will need positive test result for providers to get Medicare payment for COVID-19 patients
Beginning from next month, providers wanting to get Medicare payments to treat a patient with COVID-19 must include a positive test in that patient’s medical record. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new guidance that aims to update how providers will be paid for treating COVID-19 starting on September, 1
More than 97,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 in last two weeks of July, report says
A report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association reveals how easily children can get infected by coronavirus. Inspite of this report thousands of students have started returning to classrooms this week.
Trump’s decision to exit from the World Health Organization will have serious consequences
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization is bound to damage global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and other deadly diseases such as polio, HIV, and tuberculosis.