Wednesday, October 20, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden has dictated the first cuts to trim the $3.5 trillion spending bill down to somewhere in the $1.75 trillion to $1.9 trillion range. The president told lawmakers that a program providing free community college is on the chopping block and a child tax...

Wednesday, October 20, 2021: Life Sciences

The FDA released draft guidance for creating a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to help foster competition and bring down prices. In 2017, Congress asked the agency to explore an OTC option, but the agency missed the deadline due to the pandemic....

Wednesday, October 20, 2021: Mental Health

Three medical associations released a joint statement declaring a national mental health crisis among teenagers and children. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association said the...