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InnovationRx: Legislation Could Prevent Pharma Companies From Working With Chinese Contractors
forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2024/04/17/innovationrx-legislation-could-prevent-pharma-companies-from-working-with-chinese-contractors/
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules: A federal judge has ruled that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will ...
apnews.com/article/menendez-bribery-trial-f1c6c43a83252c1e4816996214abb60b
Hicks Palmetto Politics: Good grief, Lindsey Graham is the Charlie Brown of GOP politics
postandcourier.com/politics-premium/hicks-palmetto-politics-good-grief-lindsey-graham-is-the-charlie-brown-of-gop-politics/article_0d91fe4a-f8f7-11ee-8952-63ab021708cb.html
Lawmakers say Boeing avoided accountability over economic concerns: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) claimed Wednesday that the “lack of accountability” for Boeing is ...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham wrestled with Donald Trump after the former president attacked Graham for pushing his bill to outlaw abortion across the U.S ... Show more
Tim Kaine's new book: Walking, biking, paddling across Virginia: It’s not a trail guide, not autobiography and definitely not campaign literature ...
richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/tim-kaines-new-book-walking-biking-paddling-across-virginia/article_90a8c4a0-f5b2-11ee-bd5e-1369d1b1f759.html
Arizona Republicans Rush to Dismantle an Abortion Ban: Even Kari Lake, the GOP senate candidate, opposes a total ban. It’s a striking change for Republicans: ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kari-lake-arizona-republicans-abortion-ban.html
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
- Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.
- Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.
- Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.
- The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
Sanders Seeks Public Input for Long Covid Moonshot Legislation: "The time is long overdue for Congress to treat long Covid as the public health emergency ...
commondreams.org/news/long-covid
Work less, lose more: Bernie Sanders’s 32-hour workweek fallacy: Senator Sanders’ bill, although driven by a laudable desire to alleviate worker stress ...
thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4577268-work-less-lose-more-bernie-sanderss-32-hour-workweek-fallacy/
Republican Changing Story About Getting Shot Raises Eyebrows: Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL who's running for a U.S. Senate seat in Montana ...
newsweek.com/tim-sheehys-changing-story-about-getting-shot-1887752
U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs: Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/15/health/wuxi-us-drugs-congress.html
Help! My Wife’s Bipolar Diagnosis Is Creating a Rift in Our Marriage.: Jenée Desmond-Harris is by author and mental health advocate Bassey Ikpi.
slate.com/podcasts/dear-prudence/2024/04/how-to-deal-with-a-partners-mental-illness-advice-from-dear-prudence
Legislation would ban most uses of toxic forever chemicals within a decade: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants to begin shutting off the tap by outlawing per- and ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/pfas-ban-bill/
US Sen. Gary Peters proposes bill to continue crackdown on pandemic fraud: The legislation was announced by Peters and the White House as the Justice Department ...
freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/09/gary-peters-pandemic-fraud-bill/73262756007/
Of the 88 abortions the VA provided through Sept. 2023, nine were because the life of the mother was endangered, and 15 were because the pregnancy was the ... Show more www.al.com/news/2024/04/tuberville-bill-would-require-reports-on-abortions-at-the-department-of-veterans-affairs.html
Here’s What The Biden-Harris Administration Is Doing To Combat The Black Maternal Health Crisis
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Private equity in health care becomes a bigger Washington target: Parallel investigations are focused on the industry's growing influence on a range of care.
axios.com/2024/04/10/private-equity-hospitals-doctors-congress
Ana Navarro Suggests Bob Menendez's Wife Is The Cause Of His Legal Woes On 'The View': "Gold Bars For A Gold Digger"
decider.com/2024/04/19/ana-navarro-suggests-bob-menendezs-wife-cause-legal-woes-the-view-gold-bars-gold-digger/
The Kentucky 2024 legislative session is over. Here's what you missed on its final night
courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2024/04/16/kentucky-2024-legislature-passes-maternal-health-bill-on-session-last-night/73325603007/
Iowa mental health services will be overhauled under bill passed by lawmakers: Iowa's mental health and disability services are facing an overhaul under a plan ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/18/iowa-legislature-mental-health-disability-service-overhaul-passed-by-lawmakers/73340107007/
Warren, Markey call on Steward hospital landlords to cut or terminate lease payments
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/16/business/warren-markey-call-steward-hospital-landlords-cut-or-terminate-lease-payments/
Bernie’s moonshot for long COVID | Editorial: We’re living through a repeat of the mistake we made in the early days of AIDS, ignoring the problem ...
nj.com/opinion/2024/04/bernies-moonshot-for-long-covid-editorial.html
Bill to boost child tax credit and corporate breaks looks almost dead on Tax Day: 20% chance that Senate approves bill in the next month, but if no action within ...
marketwatch.com/story/bill-to-boost-child-tax-credit-and-corporate-breaks-looks-almost-dead-on-tax-day-8d79dd14
Steward crisis: Markey and Warren push to restrict private equity in health care: But with Congress getting little done, it will likely be up to Beacon Hill to ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/08/business/steward-health-care-private-equity-health-care-restrictions/
Florida criminalizes homelessness. California’s compassionate approach may cost less | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article287416475.html
Feds seek 7-year prison term for radio personality and onetime Cincinnati mayor candidate
cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/08/kelli-prather-to-be-sentenced-on-covid-19-relief-fraud-charges/73217363007/
Sickened by U.S. Nuclear Program, Communities Turn to Congress for Aid: In St. Louis and around the country, people harmed by the drive for an atomic bomb have ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/politics/nuclear-waste-cancer-st-louis-congress.html
Four years after being rivals, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders partner to push for lower prescription drug costs
cnn.com/2024/04/03/politics/biden-and-sanders-team-up-to-promote-efforts-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-including-inhalers/
Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says he'd support putting conditions on aid if Israel pursues operation in Rafah
abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-ally-sen-chris-coons-hed-support-putting/story
Jimmy Carter is a man of many milestones — and the list keeps growing.
Last week, the former president and Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian marked ... Show more abcnews.go.com/Politics/jimmy-carter-year-hospice-care-reaches-milestone/story
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman buried in CT: Around 300 people attended Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford to pay their respects to Joe Lieberman ...
wshu.org/connecticut-news/2024-03-29/ct-joe-lieberman-buried-former-senator-funeral
Quick Glance: Joe Lieberman, Former US Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Passes Away at 82
- Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut, who came close to winning the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and nearly became running mate to Republican John McCain eight years later, has passed away.
- Lieberman passed away in New York City as a result of complications following a fall.
- His advocacy for issues such as gay rights, civil rights, abortion rights, and environmental causes often earned him praise from many liberals, despite causing discontent among Democrats due to his independent stance and provocations towards Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign.
- Renowned for his firm foreign policy perspectives, pro-defense inclinations, and robust support for environmental matters, Lieberman was instrumental in the legislative efforts leading to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security.
Opinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.: The Comstock Act is a major concern if Donald Trump is re-elected.
nytimes.com/2024/04/02/opinion/comstock-act-abortion-repeal.html
Murkowski Could Hold Balance of Power in Senate: Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski owes very little to her party, is alienated from Donald Trump ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/murkowski-could-hold-balance-of-power-in-senate.html
Senate to examine private equity's growing role in ER care: A panel wants to know if patient care and emergency preparedness are being compromised.
axios.com/2024/04/03/senate-private-equity-health-care
WATCH: Biden and Harris tout health care agenda in North Carolina visit: Fourteen years after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-and-harris-tout-health-care-agenda-in-north-carolina-visit
Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
bostonherald.com/2024/03/27/biden-and-harris-argue-that-democrats-will-preserve-health-care-and-republicans-would-take-it-away/
The Anti-Abortion Endgame That Erin Hawley Admitted to the Supreme Court: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson zeroed in on this admission.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/abortion-ban-erin-hawley-supreme-court.html
Sen. Markey offers bill to block private equity deals in health care: Private equity funds would need to "obtain a license" from HHS to invest.
axios.com/2024/04/04/sen-markey-offers-bill-to-block-private-equity-deals-in-health-care
Steward Health Care update: Markey blasts CEO for failing to testifying before panel
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/business/markey-blasts-steward-health-care-ceo/
Senate investigating whether ER care has been harmed by growing role of private-equity firms
nbcnews.com/health/health-care/senate-questions-private-equity-hospital-emergency-departments-peters-rcna145909
Sanders calls for Novo Nordisk to slash Ozempic, Wegovy prices: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk to slash prices ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4560323-sanders-calls-for-novo-nordisk-slash-ozempic-wegovy-prices/
Havana Syndrome in Vietnam: Possible Russian role in attack on Americans, according to new evidence
cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-in-vietnam-possible-russian-role-in-attack-on-americans-new-evidence-60-minutes/
With eye on 2024 election, Biden touts executive order on women's health research
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Quick Glance: Biden to Sign Decree Advancing Women's Health Research
- President Joe Biden is expected to sign a decree aimed at advancing women's health research by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research.
- The decree aims to address inequalities in medical research between women and men, particularly for illnesses more common in women.
- The decree not only seeks to improve health research but also has political implications, as women are crucial to Biden's reelection efforts.
- The National Institutes of Health are also launching a new initiative around menopause and the treatment of symptoms to identify and close research gaps.
US Senator Bernie Sanders has called out Israel's use of starvation as a weapon of war, while criticising it for denying UNRWA entry into Gaza ... Show more
During an appearance on CNN News Central, US Senator Chris Coons expressed readiness to condition military aid to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Show more
AstraZeneca will cap inhaler costs at $35 per month: The cost-reduction strategy follows a similar move from Boehringer Ingelheim, a rival in the medical device ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/18/astrazeneca-inhaler-price-cap/
Quick Glance: AstraZeneca caps out-of-pocket costs for inhalers
- AstraZeneca announced it will cap out-of-pocket costs for inhaled respiratory products in the US at $35 per month, following a similar move by rival Boehringer Ingelheim.
- This decision comes amidst increasing political scrutiny of high drug prices in the US, particularly for inhalers used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- The out-of-pocket cost cap will be effective from June 1 for AstraZeneca's entire respiratory product portfolio, including popular inhalers like Airsupra, Bevespi Aerosphere, and Breztri Aerosphere.
- AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot emphasized the need for comprehensive healthcare reform to ensure patients can afford essential medications.
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy whines about CNN interview bump for Kate Middleton cancer news
nypost.com/2024/03/22/us-news/democratic-sen-chris-murphy-whines-about-cnn-interview-bump-for-kate-middleton-cancer-news/
Quick Glance: British Royal Family Left with Only 9 Working Members
- Kate Middleton and King Charles have announced cancer treatments and temporarily stepped back from royal duties.
- The royal family now consists mainly of older members who are taking on responsibilities.
- Prince William is supporting his wife and taking on duties while King Charles and others are absent.
- The royal family is in a vulnerable position, relying on few working members who are mostly in their 70s and 80s.
As President Biden and Donald Trump enter a new phase of the presidential race, they face different challenges compared with four years ago ... Show more www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/14/us/2024-election-biden-trump
Quick Glance: Historic Visit by Harris to Abortion Clinic
- US Vice President Kamala Harris visited a clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, that provides abortion services to highlight growing restrictions on women's rights and mobilize voters in November.
- Harris emphasizes the importance of abortion rights and becomes the first sitting president or vice president to visit such a clinic.
- Democrats see personal freedoms as a crucial issue for women, independents, and other key voter groups following the overturning of abortion rights in 2022.
- Harris' trip to Minnesota, a state that has legally protected the right to abortion, underscores the significance of the health crisis and political decisions leading up to the November elections.
Kamala Harris has emerged as Democrats’ leading voice on abortion access: Harris and President Biden have the same position on reproductive rights ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/03/19/nation/kamala-harris-biden-abortion-access/
'Starvation Caucus': US Lawmakers Push Spending Bill That Bars Funding for UNRWA: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed members of Congress who are "happy to cut ...
commondreams.org/news/starvation-caucus-unrwa
Boeing's corporate greed and more: Letters to the Editor — March 24, 2024: NY Post readers discuss Boeing's decline, a reexamination of the ...
nypost.com/2024/03/23/opinion/boeing-puts-shareholders-over-safety-and-more-letters/
She Fought the Abortion Pill in Court. Her Husband Is a Senator.: The lawyer tried to persuade the Supreme Court to roll back access to mifepristone.
wsj.com/us-news/law/erin-hawley-abortion-pill-supreme-court-03c14274
Manchin says Biden’s reelection is in jeopardy: At POLITICO’s Health Care Summit, the West Virginia Democrat took aim at the president on fentanyl overdoses and ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/13/manchin-biden-reelection-jeopardy-00146763
Sanders, Dems Tell Biden to Learn From Covid Amid Pandemic Treaty Talks: "A fairer, more equitable response to the next public health outbreak is in ...
commondreams.org/news/who-pandemic-treaty
In Private Meeting, Sanders Urged Biden to Embrace FDR-Style Agenda: "Democrats seem to think—many of them—that, only if we can explain all that we have ...
commondreams.org/news/sanders-meeting-biden
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Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight? : A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/14/1238386157/vulnerable-americans-are-stuck-in-a-medicare-medicaid-maze-is-a-fix-in-sight
Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government
apnews.com/article/senate-radiation-bill-hawley-missouri-nuclear-waste-20b408ae829043d75f07634f94707ec3
moms' group calls for big tech regulation at Meta offices: Parents protested at Meta’s New York office advocating for two state Senate bills that would limit ...
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/meta-facebook-insta-instagram-protest-new-york-regulation-rcna144463
Senate probe examines high-risk biotech research: Their investigation of possible national security threats could help fuel new restrictions on Chinese biotech ...
axios.com/2024/03/21/senate-biotech-risks-covid
Khanna, Schumer Lead Call for FTC Probe of Big Oil Consolidation: "Americans are paying the price for Big Oil's greed and are still struggling to keep up ...
commondreams.org/news/big-oil-mergers
Elizabeth Warren Urges Crackdown on Private Medicare Advantage Insurers: Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren urged top Biden health officials to take a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/elizabeth-warren-urges-crackdown-on-private-medicare-advantage-insurers
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Social Security Update: Benefits Could Get a Major Change Under New Bill: If the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act get passed, seniors would likely see ...
newsweek.com/new-bill-social-security-benefits-increase-seniors-1882050
HHS opens probe into UnitedHealth’s cybersecurity as hack fallout continues: The investigation will focus on identifying the extent of the breach and the ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/13/patient-data-breach-hhs-probe-unitedhealth-change-healthcare/
Quick Glance: HHS investigation into UnitedHealth’s cybersecurity post-hack fallout
- A probe by the Biden administration targets UnitedHealth Group following a cyberattack on a subsidiary that disrupted health payments and potentially exposed data of millions of patients.
- HHS stated that the investigation aims to assess the extent of the incident and monitor UnitedHealth and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Past federal examinations have led to penalties for healthcare entities over data breaches. Leaders in the industry highlight the attack on Change Healthcare as one of the most severe incidents in the US healthcare system's history.
- Despite UnitedHealth's reassurances, lawmakers and healthcare groups assert that efforts are insufficient, pushing for stricter accountability and action.
First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. now available - UPI.com: The first-ever daily birth control pill in the United States that does not need a ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/03/04/Perrigo-Opill-birth-control-abortion/7711709574180/
After Investigation by Sanders-Led Panel, Pharma Giant Caps Inhaler Costs: "We launched an investigation into big drug companies because the prices they were ...
commondreams.org/news/boehringer-ingelheim-inhaler
Once in the Senate, Kyrsten Sinema frustrated many Democrats by opposing changes to the chamber's filibuster rules that might have paved the way for the ... Show more abcnews.go.com/538/sinemas-retirement-arizona-senate-race/story
Donald Trump Jr. Slams Republican Senate Candidate as 'Pro-BLM Liberal': Trump Jr. suggested that mentioning "racism as a public health crisis" makes Republicans ...
newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-slams-republican-senate-candidate-pro-blm-liberal-1876719
'Starvation Is Taking Place': Sanders Demands Biden Cut Off All Military Aid to Israel
commondreams.org/news/starvation-is-taking-place-sanders-demands-biden-cut-off-all-military-aid-to-israel
Lawmakers target private equity in healthcare, citing 'rot': Policymakers pointed to the ongoing struggles of Steward Health Care hospitals in a Senate Health ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/elizabeth-warren-edward-markey-private-equity-steward
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Shortly before Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Hanoi in 2021, close to a dozen U.S. officials experienced unexplained symptoms ... Show more
The federal budget process is a mess. These providers pay the price.: Congress was very late — again — in passing vital healthcare funding this year ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/congress-budget-rural-chc-funding
Paid articlePaid Allies urge Bernie Sanders to run for reelection: ‘We won’t let him retire’: “We won’t let him retire,” said one close political ally to the senator who expects ...
washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/03/bernie-sanders-reelection-retire/
🔴Live: US vice president calls for 'immediate ceasefire', more aid convoys into Gaza
france24.com/en/middle-east/20240304-%F0%9F94%B4live-us-vice-president-kamala-harris-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza
EXPLAINER: What to Know About the Change Healthcare Cyberattack: The attack by a ransomware group has sparked concern about health care revenues and providers’ ...
usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-03-04/explainer-what-to-know-about-the-change-healthcare-cyberattack
Senator Jeff Merkley: U.S. “Complicit in Starvation and Humanitarian Catastrophe” in Gaza
democracynow.org/2024/2/29/jeff_merkley_gaza_ceasefire
Bernie Sanders Wants to Meet Novo Nordisk CEO on Ozempic Pricing: Senator Bernie Sanders wants to meet next week with Novo Nordisk A/S’s top executive about ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-28/bernie-sanders-wants-to-meet-novo-ceo-next-week-on-ozempic-price
Paid articlePaid The World Health Organization says children in Gaza are "dying of starvation" amid desperate humanitarian conditions.
Just this week ... Show more cnn.it/3v0fRai
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