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Cue Health awarded $481 mln to scale up production of COVID-19 test -HHS

October 13, 2020

Adds details of test kits

Oct 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc $481 million to scale up the production of rapid COVID-19 molecular test, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.

The company will raise the domestic production of COVID-19 test kits to 100,000 per day by March 2021 under the deal and deliver 6 million tests and 30,000 instruments to the government to support its response to the pandemic, the health agency said.

The point-of-care test can detect the novel coronavirus in about 20 minutes with nasal swab samples collected using a Sample Wand from the lower part of the nose, the HHS said.

The system also allows results to be sent to a mobile phone via an app.

The company’s test kit was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June for emergency

Cue Health awarded $481 million to scale up production of COVID-19 test: HHS

October 13, 2020

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(Reuters) – The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc $481 million to scale up the production of rapid COVID-19 molecular test, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.

The company will raise the domestic production of COVID-19 test kits to 100,000 per day by March 2021 under the deal and deliver 6 million tests and 30,000 instruments to the government to support its response to the pandemic, the health agency said.

The point-of-care test can detect the novel coronavirus in about 20 minutes with nasal swab samples collected using a Sample Wand from the lower part of the nose, the HHS said.

The system also allows results to be sent to a mobile phone via an app.

The company’s test kit was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June for emergency use in patient care settings under the supervision

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to United Nations World Food Program

October 9, 2020

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The United Nations World Food Program on Friday was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its campaign to combat hunger around the world as well as it efforts to address surging needs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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A woman walks past a sign at the entrance of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), in Rome, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The WFP has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The announcement was made Friday in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Rome-based organization was rewarded for its “contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict,” said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair

U.N.’s World Food Program is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

October 9, 2020

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Bags of food dropped by air from a World Food Program plane are sorted in Padeah, South Sudan. <span class="copyright">(Associated Press)</span> — Bags of food dropped by air from a World Food Program plane are sorted in Padeah, South Sudan. (Associated Press)

The United Nations’ World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of its efforts to fight hunger across the globe.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute paid tribute to the organization “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”

The prize committee said that 135 million people suffered from acute hunger in 2019, the most in years. The COVID-19 crisis has increased that number.

“The combination of violent conflict and the pandemic has led to a dramatic rise in the number of people living on the brink of starvation,” Berit Reiss-Andersen, chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel

Leon Medical Centers Health Plans Awarded Medicare’s Highest Star Rating for Fourth Time | News

October 8, 2020

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MIAMI, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, a Cigna company, announced it has achieved Five out of Five Stars for quality and performance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2021. This is the fourth time the plan has been awarded this top status.

“We’re incredibly proud to receive Medicare’s highest Star rating again,” said Ryan Berger, president of Leon Medical Centers Health Plans. “The rating reflects a tremendous commitment from our employees, doctors, and health care partners to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of our members.”

CMS measures a Medicare Advantage plan’s quality of health care services and experience received by its members. The annual ratings are based on a scale of One to Five Stars with Five Stars being the highest. These ratings help Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers compare Medicare plans. The Star ratings

Tim McGraw Awarded the Tom Hanks Caregiver Champion for His Support of the Military and Veterans Community

October 8, 2020

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Tim Mcgraw, you never fail to put a smile on our faces, especially now during these exceedingly challenging times. Off the top of our heads, we recall how the country star has comforted us with his poignant commencement speech for this year’s graduates this past May. Then, in July, he surprised health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis by dropping in on their video meeting. In August, he performed at a virtual St. Jude festival alongside other country music greats like Keith Urban.

Whether we hear it in his music or see it in his sweet relationship with wife Faith Hill, it’s clear McGraw has a very big heart. Now, the country singer is wowing us again, this time with his dedication to helping the veterans community. As we learned from SoundsLikeNashville.com, McGraw is being honored with the Tom Hanks Caregiver Champion Award by

Leon Medical Centers Health Plans Awarded Medicare’s Highest Star Rating for Fourth Time

October 8, 2020

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MIAMI, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, a Cigna company, announced it has achieved Five out of Five Stars for quality and performance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2021. This is the fourth time the plan has been awarded this top status.

“We’re incredibly proud to receive Medicare’s highest Star rating again,” said Ryan Berger, president of Leon Medical Centers Health Plans. “The rating reflects a tremendous commitment from our employees, doctors, and health care partners to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of our members.”

CMS measures a Medicare Advantage plan’s quality of health care services and experience received by its members. The annual ratings are based on a scale of One to Five Stars with Five Stars being the highest. These ratings help Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers compare Medicare plans. The Star ratings

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to two women for the first time

October 7, 2020

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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists for developing a gene-editing tool. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna are the first two women to ever share the prize, BBC News reports.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday that Charpentier, who is French, and Doudna, an American, were awarded the prize for developing the CRISPR-cas9 genetic scissors.

“Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision,” says a press release. “This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life sciences, is contributing to new cancer therapies and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true.”

SPAIN-ASTURIAS-AWARDS-CHARPENTIER-DOUDNA — Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna celebrate on the stage after receiving the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in 2015.

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The academy says since the women discovered the CRISPR-cas9

Affirming Youth Foundation, Inc., Awarded $1.35 Million To Fight Financial Insecurity In Miami’s Black Community

October 7, 2020

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Affirming Youth Foundation, Inc., Awarded $1.35 Million To Fight Financial Insecurity In Miami’s Black Community

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the foundation to produce better health and economic outcomes in hard-hit communities

MIAMI, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health (OMH), awarded Affirming Youth Foundation, Inc. (AYF) $1.35 Million under the Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families initiative. The grant will allow AYF to fight financial insecurities in communities that have often been left out of economic opportunities that enable families to thrive.

“This grant will give families the access, resources, and tools they need to support their families financially,” said Jonathan Spikes, AYF Founder, and Executive Director. “This year, especially, families require financial stability and security to help recoup what was lost due

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for discovery of hepatitis C

October 5, 2020

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Years later, British-born virologist Michael Houghton — then working for the pharmaceutical company Chiron — found a way to clone the virus and identified antibodies created against it by the host’s immune system; this led to the development of screening mechanisms to eliminate the virus in the blood supply. Through genetic analysis, then-Washington University in St. Louis researcher Charles M. Rice characterized the virus and set scientists on a path to finding a cure.

Hepatitis C, which is often transmitted through blood transfusions, causes severe inflammation of the liver and is blamed for 400,000 deaths annually.

The Nobel Committee called the three researchers’ work “a landmark achievement in our battle against viral infections.”

“It’s hard to find something that is of such benefit to mankind as what we are awarding this year,” said Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Committee. “This discovery … has led to improvements for millions of

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