Thursday, December 2: Life Sciences

GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Vir Biotechnology Inc. said their COVID-19 antibody treatment was effective against the omicron variant in early lab tests. The drugmaker said that lab tests of the mutations found in the variant showed the drug is still active against the...

Thursday, December 2: Health IT

A survey conducted by Rand Corporation found that the 53 percent of U.S. patients prefer a traditional in-office visit over a video visit for nonemergent care. Sixty-seven percent of participants preferred at least some video visits in the future. Participants...

Thursday, December 2:: D.C. News

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro announced Thursday morning that House Democrats have agreed to move forward with a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through February 18. However, Republicans in the House and the Senate...

Thursday, December 2: D.C. News

The White House announced that President Biden today will outline a plan to combat COVID-19 this winter. The plan is expected to include allowing private health insurance to cover rapid, at-home test kits, extending mask mandates on public transportation through March...