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Families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing homes, Medicare announced.
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Read More »Consumers get online tool to check nursing home vaccine data 
Consumers get online tool to check nursing home vaccine data
Former White House coronavirus coordinator Birx joins Real Time Medical Systems board
Deborah Birx, coronavirus coordinator in the Trump administration, was appointed to the board of advisers of Linthicum Heights-based Real Time Medical Systems.
Read More »Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon.
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Read More »Plan to use OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved
A judge formally approved a plan to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company with its profits going to fight the opioid epidemic.
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Read More »Panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for elderly, high-risk
A federal panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed them for those 65 or older or at higher risk.
Read More »UMD Medicine, Vibrent Health to partner on precision health research study
University of Maryland Medicine announced a partnership to create a statewide digital platform for studies examining how genes and other factors affect health.
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Read More »Vision Innovation Partners completes 19th acquisition
Vision Innovation Partners, an Annapolis-based eye care platform, announced it has acquired Ophthalmic Associates, a provider of integrated eye care services.
Read More »CareFirst launches virtual primary care practice
CareFirst Inc. on Wednesday launched CloseKnit, an advanced primary care practice designed around a virtual-first delivery model.
Read More »Emergent BioSolutions secures $90M COVID vaccine development, manufacturing agreement
Gaithersburg-based Emergent BioSolutions Inc. and Providence Therapeutics have entered into an agreement to support Providence's COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Read More »UMMC opens $70M Midtown outpatient tower
The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) at Midtown Tuesday opened a new 10-story Outpatient Tower designed to meet the needs of patients with multiple health conditions under one roof. For the millions of people with multiple, often related health ...
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