Why FDA’s new Adverse Event Monitoring System matters
FDA’s announcement regarding the launch of AEMS is worth watching. The Adverse Event Monitoring System is intended to consolidate multiple reporting systems across FDA-regulated product categories into a single platform, including medical products, vaccines, devices, tobacco, food, cosmetics, and veterinary products. Legacy systems to be replaced by AEMS now include: FAERS (FDA Adverse Event Reporting System) — containing reports for drugs, biologics, cosmetic products, and color additives. VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) — containing reports for vaccines. Note: The FDA will display VAERS data in AEMS. VAERS is co-managed by the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and...
Florida Blue Foundation accepting mental well-being grant applications for 2026
South Florida – Florida Blue Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations that improve health by impacting food security, advancing mental well-being, growing healthy communities, and addressing health disparities. The Foundation is now accepting applications for 2026 grants from organizations with documented expertise in mental well-being. The Florida Blue Foundation is committed to improving the health and well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities across Florida. Among its funding priorities for mental well-being grants, the Foundation supports innovative and effective solutions...
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After man’s death following insurance denials, West Virginia tackles prior authorization
Eric Tennant with his wife, Becky, and daughter, Amiya. (Becky Tennant) ~~~~~ Six months after a West Virginia man died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, the state’s Republican governor signed a bill intended to curb the harm of insurance denials. West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency enrolls nearly 215,000 people — state workers, as well as their spouses and dependents. The new law, which will take effect June 10, will allow plan members who have been approved for a course of treatment to pursue an alternative, medically appropriate treatment of equal or lesser value without the need for another approval from the...
Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer’s disease‑ and age‑related memory loss
The vagus nerve, which carries information between the brain and heart, lungs and other organs, might regulate the activity of a tiny brain region called the locus coeruleus. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images ~~~~~ Elizabeth Riley, Cornell University Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life. In the earliest of these changes, a tangled version of a protein called tau starts building up in a tiny region deep in the brain involved in sleep, attention and alertness, called the locus coeruleus. Tau later spreads to the rest of the...
