Public Health

House Republicans seek review of National Institutes of Health research safeguards

In a letter to the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO), House Republican leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and its…

1 month ago

BARDA pledges $50M for innovative patch-based vaccine competition

Looking to build on current RNA-based COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) recently announced…

1 month ago

Sen. Peters presses federal agencies to increase cybersecurity for American health care

Citing cases where cyberattacks targeted health care systems in the United States, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) recently wrote to…

1 month ago

END Fentanyl Act headed for president’s signature, with policy updates promised for CBP

After passing its final hurdles in the U.S. House, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective…

2 months ago

VA health care expanding to all veterans exposed to toxins, hazards come March

In a major expansion of health care offerings, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to roll out health…

2 months ago

DEA warns e-commerce companies over sales of pill presses

With the danger posed by illicit fentanyl at the forefront of concerns for drug regulators, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…

2 months ago

Discussion draft of ONSHORE Manufacturing Act proposes incentives for domestic battlefield medicine, device manufacturing

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) released this week a discussion draft of a new bill known as the ONSHORE Manufacturing…

3 months ago

Anti-drug trafficking operation leads to charges against nearly 200 people nationwide

The U.S. Justice Department recently concluded a series of nearly 200 arrests across the country as part of a large-scale…

3 months ago

HHS releases voluntary healthcare performance goals for cybersecurity improvements

Eying ways to improve cybersecurity among healthcare operations nationwide, the U.S. Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness…

3 months ago

Bill to stop fentanyl from crossing the border introduced

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Bob Casey and Mark Kelly (both D-AZ) introduced legislation to address the fentanyl…

4 months ago

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