Public Health

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

Funding for 9/11 health care included in FY24 National Defense Authorization Act

Among the items that were included in the final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…

5 months ago

Congress advances TRANQ Research Act in bid to understand, counter synthetic opioids

Opioids have remained a major focus for Congress in recent years, given the scope of their spread across the United…

5 months ago

Law enforcement organizations call for FEND Off Fentanyl Act’s inclusion in National Defense Authorization Act

In letters to Congressional leadership last week, groups including the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), National Association of Police Officers…

5 months ago

Sen. Brown urges passage of legislation sanctioning wide-reaching illicit fentanyl supply chain

While the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act has made it into the National Defense bill, U.S.…

6 months ago

FDA approves world’s first Chikungunya vaccine

Valneva SE won approval for the world’s first Chikungunya vaccine – IXCHIQ – last week from the U.S. Food and…

6 months ago

U.S. Customs and Border Protection updates strategy to combat fentanyl, synthetic drugs

According to an updated approach released last week by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Department of…

7 months ago

World governments advance amendments to International Health Regulations

With more than 300 proposed amendments in hand, the Working Group of Amendments to the IHR undertook a fifth round…

7 months ago

HHS awards more than $1.4B to develop new COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics

Through Project NextGen, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $1.4 billion this week to…

9 months ago

DARPA seeks non-cold storage preservation techniques for bio samples

While lab-based testing has advanced in many ways over the years, sample preservation still relies on refrigerated transport that can…

9 months ago

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