- Business Insider 04:30July 1, 2022Mifepristone in Moldova: 'Women on Waves" founder wants to use the abortion pill as contraception in the wake of Roe v. Wade reversalDr. Rebecca Gomperts wants to make the abortion pill accessible to every person who can become pregnant — but not as an abortion inducer.
< Politics, Healthcare, Roe v Wade, roe v wade overturn, Abortion Pill, Contraceptive >

- The Hill 02:00July 1, 2022The US needs an urgent refocus on health securityhe U.S. has set a precedent around structural reorganization and institutional innovation after crisis strikes.
< Healthcare, Opinion >

- Forbes 01:27July 1, 2022An Infectious Disease Doctor’s Personal Experience With Covid: It Wasn’t ‘Just’ A Bad ColdDr. Mark Kortepeter has studied how to identify and contain infectious diseases for decades. Two and a half years into the pandemic, he experienced Covid-19 firsthand.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Coronavirus, coronavirus, Editors' Pick, editors-pick >

- The Hill 01:19July 1, 2022Health Care — Democrats rev up their drug pricing pushThe Stanley Cup, already dented from the Colorado Avalanche’s on-ice celebration, was delivered to the wrong house. (There are worse mistakes to find on your doorstep.) Today in health care, we'll look at some of the small revisions Senate Democrats have made to their drug pricing plan. And Democrats are hoping to have another go at including...
< Overnight Healthcare, Healthcare, Policy, abortion rights, COVID-19 vaccines, drug pricing, Filibuster, omicron variant >

- Forbes 23:01June 30, 2022Federal Incentives Won’t Fix AI’s “Market Failure” In HealthcareIf the EHR incentive program failed in terms of achieving interoperability and led to adverse unintended consequences, should we be applying a similar policy playbook to AI?
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare >

- Forbes 21:47June 30, 2022PTSD Increases The Risk Of Cognitive Decline In Middle-Aged WomenExperiencing high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms over a long period of time can substantially worsen cognitive decline in middle-aged women, according to a new study.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare >

- The Hill 21:30June 30, 2022Drug manufacturers are root cause of high drug costs; PBMs drive costs downWithout PBMs, prescription drugs would be unaffordable for millions of patients.
< Healthcare, Opinion >

- Business Insider 21:28June 30, 2022A former nurse at embattled telehealth startup Cerebral said that in her experience, nurse practitioners were handing out antipsychotic medicines like 'candy'Workers and internal documents suggest the SoftBank-backed online mental-health provider put growth ahead of patient safety.
< Healthcare, News, Tech Insider, Cerebral, Telehealth, Softbank, Mental Health >

- The Hill 21:10June 30, 2022Judge to temporarily block Florida's 15-week abortion banA judge on Thursday was set to temporarily block Florida's 15-week abortion ban one day before it was set to go into effect. The law, which is not a trigger law like other states have set into effect, is modeled after Mississippi's own 15-week abortion ban that was heard in front of the Supreme Court...
< State Watch, Healthcare, News, Abortion bans, Florida, Ron DeSantis >

- The Hill 21:02June 30, 2022Who should get the monkeypox vaccine?As a growing monkeypox outbreak has spread throughout the U.S., the White House this week outlined a plan to send out tens of thousands of vaccine doses to quell the rise in cases. The Biden administration will send out 296,000 doses of the Jynneous vaccine, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine for monkeypox. The...
< Policy, Healthcare >

- Business Insider 20:56June 30, 2022Renee Bracey Sherman wants you to know that someone you love has had an abortionIn the new post-Roe era, Renee Bracey Sherman, the "Beyonce of abortion storytelling" wants more people to hear real-life stories of abortions.
< Politics, News, Healthcare, News-freelancer, Abortion, Roe v Wade, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Trump, Biden, Storytelling, oral history, Women's Rights >

- The Hill 19:47June 30, 2022FDA: Omicron-specific boosters must target new strainsNew COVID-19 booster shots should be tailored to target omicron's BA.4 and BA. 5 subvariants as well as the original strain in order to give people the broadest possible protection, U.S. regulators advised drugmakers on Thursday. The announcement from the Food and Drug Administration comes two days after an agency advisory panel recommended tailoring booster...
< Healthcare, Policy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, omicron variant >

- Forbes 19:15June 30, 2022More Promising Phage News—Using Bacteria-Killing Viruses To Treat Antibiotic-Resistant InfectionsA recent international study led by Graham Hatfull, PhD, reported encouraging outcomes in 20 consecutive patients with life-threatening infections who were treated with phages.
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- Forbes 19:01June 30, 2022As Monkeypox Spreads, Here’s Who Should Get A Vaccine—And HowSupplies of monkeypox vaccine are limited and states will receive doses based on the number of cases there are and how many people are at risk of severe disease.
< Business, /business, Business, /business, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Breaking, breaking-news >

- The Hill 18:14June 30, 2022Pfizer asks for full FDA approval of COVID pillPfizer on Thursday announced it had submitted an application to receive full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid for use in high-risk individuals. The FDA in December issued an emergency use authorization for Paxlovid to be used as treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and children over the...
< Healthcare, News, Albert Bourla, Coronavirus, Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 antivirals, fda, Paxlovid, pfizer >

- The Hill 18:12June 30, 2022Senate Democrats push revised drug pricing plan as they prep larger Biden economic packageSenate Democrats plan to submit a revised proposal to lower prescription drug prices for a key procedural review in the coming days as they press forward with preparations for a vote on President Biden’s economic package. Lawmakers have made some revisions to a deal to lower drug prices and plan to submit it to the...
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- Forbes 16:53June 30, 2022Biden: Senate Should Break Filibuster To Codify Abortion Rights Into Law“I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and the way to do that is to make sure Congress votes to do that,” Biden said.
< Business, /business, Business, /business, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Breaking, breaking-news, Education >

- Forbes 16:42June 30, 2022How Public Health Technology Can Be Misused To Stifle DissentA Covid-19 tracking system was misused in China to place “digital handcuffs” against protestors.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, Healthcare >

- The Hill 16:31June 30, 2022Biden calls for filibuster carveout to protect abortion rightsPresident Biden on Thursday said the Senate should carve out an exception to the 60-vote filibuster to codify abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned the precedent set by Roe v. Wade. “The most important thing to be clear about is I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law, and the...
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- Forbes 15:34June 30, 2022Origin Of Virus Variation: Real Time Evolution Of SARS-CoV-2 In An Immunocompromised PatientWhere do variants come from? New variants may arise in long-term infections of immunocompromised patients.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, business, pharma & healthcare >

- Forbes 15:01June 30, 2022Pfizer Seeks Full FDA Approval For Covid Antiviral Pill PaxlovidFull approval would allow Pfizer to market the drug to consumers and let it remain on the market when officials declare the Covid emergency over.
< Business, /business, Business, /business, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Breaking, breaking-news, Coronavirus, coronavirus >

- Forbes 14:30June 30, 2022Opioid Settlement Drags Walgreens ProfitsWalgreens reported quarterly profits well below the year-ago period thanks largely to costs to settle with the state of Florida claims its pharmacies contributed to the opioid epidemic.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Business, /business, Retail, /retail, business, pharma >

- Forbes 08:39June 30, 2022Ted Cruz Trolls Sesame Street’s Elmo Over Covid-19 Vaccines For Kids Under 5Looks like Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wasn’t tickled by what Elmo said.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Business, /business, Hollywood & Entertainment, /hollywood-entertainment, business, pharma >

- Forbes 07:54June 30, 2022Health Inequities May Cost The U.S. One Trillion DollarsInequities lead to significantly poorer healthcare outcomes.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Business, /business >

- Forbes 01:47June 30, 2022InnovationRx: Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout; Plus, Omicron-Specific BoostersInnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. Sign up!
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Coronavirus, coronavirus, Editors' Pick, editors-pick >

- The Hill 01:37June 30, 2022Health Care — Republicans face complicated reality post-RoeHeads up drivers in D.C.: A section of a major road into the city will be closed through the morning because of a so-called work zone fail; cars were getting stuck in wet tar. Republicans are celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, but it may not be the massive political win some hope....
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- The Hill 00:59June 30, 2022US places $3.2 billion order for updated COVID-19 vaccines for fallThe Biden administration announced Wednesday that is paying $3.2 billion for 105 million doses of an updated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for a fall campaign, pending Food and Drug Administration sign-off on the new formula. The order is a major step in the administration’s efforts to move forward with a new vaccination push this fall, in...
< Healthcare, COVID-19 vaccines, omicron variant >

- Forbes 00:48June 30, 2022The Advent Of Longevity Technology - From A Movement Into An IndustryLongevity biotechnology it is clearly one of the main industries of the future with thousands of new scientists and industry professionals entering the field every year. Here is an exclusive interview with the founder of Longevity.Technology, leading industry analyst.
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- The Hill 00:30June 30, 2022Mississippi House Speaker says 12-year-old incest victims should continue pregnancies to termMississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (R) told reporters Wednesday it is his "personal belief" that if a 12-year-old girl is a victim of incest she should still be made to carry a resulting pregnancy to term. "I believe that life begins at conception and every life is valuable. Those are my personal beliefs," Gunn said....
< Policy, Abortion, Healthcare, abortion, abortion ban, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi, Roe v. Wade, roe v. wade reversal >

- The Hill 23:30June 29, 2022A disaster of our own making with antimicrobial resistanceAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR), the calamitous health crisis responsible for plaguing Americans at the rate of 2.8 million cases of infection annually, sparked bipartisan congressional discussion as lawmakers revisited the 2021 PASTEUR and DISARM Acts to confront the AMR crisis. This is not enough. No matter how many new drugs we introduce, AMR will remain a global...
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- The Hill 20:00June 29, 2022Biden officials call on early childhood teachers to help promote kids' COVID vaccinesTwo Biden administration officials released a letter on Wednesday calling on teachers to help encourage parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 now that vaccines are available to nearly all children. In a "Dear Colleagues" letter provided to The Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called on...
< Healthcare, Policy >

- The Hill 18:33June 29, 2022Fauci says he is experiencing 'rebound' of COVID symptoms after Paxlovid treatmentAnthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases doctor, said he is experiencing a rebound of COVID-19 symptoms after taking Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid. Fauci, 81, contracted COVID-19 earlier this month, and while his symptoms were initially "minimal," he was prescribed a five-day course of Paxlovid when they worsened because of his age. Paxlovid is the...
< Healthcare, Policy, COVID-19, COVID-19 treatments, Paxlovid >

- The Hill 18:06June 29, 2022Democratic governors urge Congress to avert 'disastrous' ObamaCare premium hikeA group of Democratic governors is calling on Congress to avert what they call “disastrous” ObamaCare premium increases for next year, as lawmakers search for a solution in their economic package. The letter from 14 Democratic governors to congressional leaders calls for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies enacted last year as part of...
< Healthcare, Policy >

- Business Insider 17:03June 29, 2022After Roe, people seeking abortion face long travel, steep costs. Grassroots organizations are stepping in to help.The cost of an abortion can range from $350 to $1,500 — not counting travel. Without help, some women will be "forced to make dangerous choices," one advocate said.
< Healthcare, Politics, BI Select, Abortion, Roe v Wade >

- The Hill 17:00June 29, 2022Warren calls on HHS to provide access to voter registration services through health insurance applicationsSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling on the Biden administration to provide access to voter registration services through HealthCare.gov, where Americans can apply for health insurance through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Warren urged HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to make changes to HealthCare.gov that could lead to millions of Americans registering to...
< Administration, Healthcare, Senate >

- Forbes 16:49June 29, 2022Younger Americans Not Seeking Colorectal Cancer Screening Despite Being EligibleThe researchers say that younger Americans face greater barriers to screening than older people and call for these to be addressed.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Science, /science, business, pharma & healthcare >

- Forbes 15:38June 29, 2022A Major Missouri Health Provider Halts Emergency Contraception After Roe—Here’s Why It Could Be The First Of ManyThe “ambiguous” wording of Missouri’s abortion ban means it could be interpreted as “criminalizing emergency contraception” and puts clinicians at felony charges, a health system spokesperson said.
< Business, /business, Business, /business, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, Breaking, breaking-news, Decision Maker Content, decisionmaker >

- Forbes 13:00June 29, 2022Inaccessible Telehealth Apps Don’t Just Exclude – They’re A Matter Of Life And DeathTelehealth platforms and digital healthcare products have exploded over the past two years, fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Failing to ensure that these solutions are fully accessible to people with disabilities is not just a matter of social injustice – it will, in the long run, cost lives.
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- Forbes 11:30June 29, 2022Breaking The Rule Of Drug Pricing In AmericaThis article, part of a series on breaking the unwritten rules of healthcare, details how biopharma companies continue to ratchet up drug prices and generate outsized profit margins year after year.
< Healthcare, /healthcare, Innovation, /innovation, Healthcare, /healthcare, business, pharma >

- The Hill 05:12June 29, 2022Mulvaney: 'Things could get very dark' for Trump after Hutchinson testimonyFormer White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney predicted "things could get very dark" for former President Trump after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 rioting held an explosive hearing on Tuesday that showed Trump intimidated witnesses who testified before the panel. Mulvaney, who resigned from the Trump administration on Jan. 6,...
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- The Hill 02:09June 29, 2022Health Care — White House rejects using federal land for abortionAs officials work on reaching out to convince parents of kids under 5 to get vaccinated, Elmo got his COVID-19 vaccine today. Today in health care, the White House is not on board with an idea pushed by some Democrats to try to allow abortions on federal lands. We'll also look at what the administration is...
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- The Hill 02:00June 29, 2022White House details monkeypox vaccination strategyThe White House on Tuesday said it plans to send out tens of thousands of vaccine doses immediately as the nation tries to head off a growing monkeypox outbreak, amid fears that the country is undercounting cases because of insufficient testing. Administration officials said the vaccine strategy will focus on protecting those most at-risk of...
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- Forbes 01:01June 29, 2022FDA Advisory Panel Endorses Omicron-Specific Covid Boosters—Here’s When You Should Get Your Next ShotThe Centers for Disease Control recommends adults ages 50 years and older as well as some who are immunocompromised receive a second booster shot.
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- The Hill 00:10June 29, 2022FDA panel votes to greenlight updating COVID vaccines for omicronAn expert advisory vaccine panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday voted in favor of recommending updated COVID-19 vaccines specifically designed to combat the omicron variant. Among the voting members of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), 19 voted in favor of recommending an omicron-specific booster while two...
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- The Hill 23:06June 28, 2022Monkeypox case found on George Washington campusGeorge Washington University officials have confirmed the first case of the Monkeypox virus on its campus. In an email Tuesday, GW officials told the school community that the individual who tested positive for the virus has been isolated off-campus, where they are receiving treatment from medical professionals. School officials also said that three close contacts...
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- The Hill 22:00June 28, 2022Gun legislation provision puts drug supply chain profits over patientsBipartisan gun bill also further delays implementation of a rule to lower prescription drug prices.
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- The Hill 21:58June 28, 2022Jill Biden calls Roe reversal 'so unjust – and so devastating'First lady Jill Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade "unjust" and "so devastating" for the nation and millions of women who live in states that can now restrict abortion access. "But my message is let's not give up, let's keep working," Jill Biden said during an interview with...
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- Forbes 20:08June 28, 2022There May Be A New Polio Epidemic On Its Way- If So, What We Can Do: Part IIIThese outbreaks are evidence that the two polio vaccines currently in use are not sufficient to reach complete eradication, and the development of an even safer and more effective vaccine is essential.
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- The Hill 20:07June 28, 2022Texas court blocks enforcement of pre-Roe abortion banA Texas court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state's long-dormant pre-Roe abortion ban that had suddenly been reinstated, a move that will allow some clinics to resume the practice. A Texas district court granted a preliminary injunction in response to a lawsuit from activist groups including the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The...
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- The Hill 19:42June 28, 2022Biden health chief stops short of pledging lawsuits to protect abortion pillsSecretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on Tuesday stopped short of saying the Biden administration would sue in a bid to stop states from banning abortion pills, saying the details are still being worked out on actions on that front. "We will certainly assert and defend our legal authorities," Becerra told reporters at...
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