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Study to see if third COVID-19 vaccine dose protects kidney transplant recipients

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore will enroll up to 200 adults who received a kidney transplant in the past year and had no or low antibody response to two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a study to see if a third dose of the vaccine induces a protective immune response, the National Institutes of Health announced.

CMS: Marketplace enrollment since Feb. 15 surpasses 2.5 million

Over 1.8 million people selected a 2021 health plan through the federally facilitated marketplace between Feb. 15 and July 31 during the special enrollment period created in response to the COVID-19 emergency, with an additional 723,000 enrolling through the 15 state-based marketplaces, the Department of Health and Human Services reported.

Statement on Racism as a Public Health Issue

The American Hospital Association’s vision is a society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health. Confronting and eradicating structural racism are fundamental to achieving our vision.

CDC: 74% infected in Massachusetts COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated

Three-quarters of the 469 COVID-19 cases associated with summer events and large public gatherings this month in Barnstable County, Mass., were in people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC call for clinicians Aug. 12 on therapeutic options to prevent severe COVID-19 in immunocompromised people

he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a call for clinicians Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. ET on preventing, diagnosing and treating COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients.

Telehealth Investment Shifts Signal Market Maturity

While global telehealth investments reached a record $5 billion in Q2 — a whopping 169% increase from Q2 2020 — there were some important shifts in where the money is going.

In Wake of Spinoff, Avera Health Plans to Keep Innovating

With virtual care services rapidly expanding and investments in telehealth companies soaring, Avera is selling its clinician-to-clinician telehealth business Avera eCare for an undisclosed sum to Aquiline Capital Partners, a private-equity firm.

The Future of Health Care Innovation: Integration

Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling says the future belongs to innovators who invest time in understanding how physicians practice.

Senate to begin debate on FY 2022 budget resolution, paving way for reconciliation process for up to $3.5 trillion ‘human’ infrastructure package

The Senate today will begin debate on a concurrent budget resolution giving Congress fast-track procedures to pass a second “human” infrastructure package of up to $3.5 trillion with a simple majority vote in the Senate.

CDC investigating four cases of rare bacterial infection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has since March investigated four cases of melioidosis, a bacterial infection rare in the United States, including two deaths.