What We're Reading: Private Insurers to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests; Hospital Staffing Shortages; Groundbreaking Pig Heart Transplant
The Biden administration announced a requirement for insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests; critical staffing shortages are reported nationwide amid record surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations; the first-ever successful animal-to-human heart transplant was announced.
US to Require Insurance Reimbursement for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
In an effort to expand the availability of free COVID-19 testing nationwide, the Biden administration
Critical Staffing Shortages Reported in Nearly 1 in 4 US Hospitals
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Historic Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
In a groundbreaking, first-ever medical procedure, a gene-edited pig heart was successfully transplanted into a human, creating both newfound hope as well as questions from bioethicists. Reported by
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