The Brilliance of Public and Private Sector Collaboration As the world adjusts to the ever-evolving "new normal" of daily life amid the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) have been energetically collaborating with private sector researchers in a race to develop an investigational vaccine designed to protect against COVID-19. Vaccines and treatments are

COVID-19: What Medically Fragile Patients and Caregivers Need to Know Physicians place a priority on knowing the unique characteristics of each person they treat. Patients with complex, chronic conditions like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, hemophilia, autoimmune diseases, other rare diseases and mental illness should first turn to their own physician(s) and trusted health care teams to discuss options to protect themselves

Cost and Time Burdens of Prior-Authorization Increase Earlier this month, the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) released a report that uncovered the burden of prior authorization increased in 2019. That means that physicians are spending more time on administrative paperwork, phone tag and repetitive conversations with layers of middlemen instead of in exam rooms treating patients. This delays care

The Middleman in Medicine Patients and Providers United is committed to protecting the voices of physicians, patients and caregivers in medical decision making. Physicians prescribe specific procedures, drug regimens and courses of treatment based on the unique characteristics, genetics and health history of individuals. Patients should have timely access to the therapies that they determine with their physician will best

App Supports Patients and Caregivers The VA is utilizing the smartphone in a vet's pockets to transmit meaningful support to patients and their caregivers. VA is rolling out an automated text message system, called Annie, to provide veterans and their caregivers with a new tool to help manage some of the worst side effects facing patients following chemotherapy. Providers check-in

Engineering Cancer Treatment While we plow through our daily routines, remarkable work is underway in medical research labs across the country. Researchers in those labs are working on solutions to challenges that disrupt our daily routines. If you or a loved one is has undergone cancer treatment, you know that one of those challenges to your daily routine is the