HHS
OIG Report Finds Lack of Experience, Lab Resources Led to CDC COVID-19 Test Failure
The agency's initial failure to develop a COVID-19 test stemmed from factors ranging from inexperienced staff to a lack of quality safeguards and physical resources, OIG said.
Cue Health Awarded $28M BARDA Contract to Develop Multiplex Respiratory Test
The molecular test would detect and differentiate among influenza A/B, respiratory syncytial virus, and COVID-19 and deliver results within 25 minutes.
State labs and commercial companies see rising spinal muscular atrophy test volumes as screening programs launch in US states and European countries, among others.
High payment rates for tests for rare disorders in regions covered by two Medicare Administrative Contractors could spark debate about genetic testing fraud.
HHS, Cohen Foundation Award $1M to Lyme Disease Dx Research Projects
The funding is being provided to 10 groups through the LymeX Diagnostics Prize initiative, which was launched in late 2020 by theHHS- and Cohen Foundation-backed Lyme Innovation Accelerator.