Vaccine scientists normally toil in anonymity, spending years nursing their creation through a series of regulatory and financial hurdles before finally earning a license from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But not in 2020. Creating a vaccine for COVID-19 has become the world's top priority, so vaccine development is suddenly moving very fast in a high-profile way.
Physicians believe some payers are taking advantage of COVID chaos with their drug policies, but also see some plans taking steps to make care easier during the pandemic.
Each election, TEXPAC, the Texas Medical Association's nonpartisan political arm, throws its support behind candidates who have demonstrated their support for a medicine-friendly agenda.
Two federal agencies oversee the way vaccines reach the U.S. public. But only one of them guides physicians on the best way to use those vaccines. That agency is the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates the way private companies develop and produce vaccines.).
Now that Texas prescribers must check a patient's history in the state's prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing opioids, plus three other drug classes, the errors are becoming more apparent.
In the era of COVID-19, clinicians face myriad new communication challenges: muffling masks; glaring face shields; heightened anxiety and fear amongst patients, families, and clinicians; and increased use of telehealth and virtual communication.
As COVID-19 continues to affect our communities, it is essential to understand the impacts of this outbreak. A new national data platform, developed right here in Texas, can help us do just that: the COVID-19 Registry (registry.rice.edu/covid19).
COVID-19 inflamed the crisis; telemedicine helps Texas physicians cope with the fallout.
The mental health fallout caused by COVID-19 radiates throughout Texas. In this issue, we look at four of the biggest challenges physicians are responding to as more people say that worry and stress related to coronavirus have negatively impacted their mental health.
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