by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2022 | D.C. News
As the Omicron surge begins to fade, the White House is preparing for a new phase of the pandemic response where COVID-19 remains widespread but is less disruptive to Americans’ daily lives. Even so, several Biden administration officials and others close to the...
by Ashley DeGarmo | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Latest News, Mental Health & Addiction
The Pew Research Center estimates that 22 percent of the U.S. population in 2050 will consist of adults 65 and older. As adults age, they face specific risk factors that increase their chances of behavioral health challenges. For example, older adults experience...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 2, 2022 | Mental Health
Top senators pledged to work on a bipartisan mental health and substance use package this year. Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray renewed calls for a comprehensive package to address gaps in the behavioral health care system. Meanwhile, Senator Lisa...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 2, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden will call on the country to reduce the cancer death rate by half within 25 years when he announces the revived Cancer Moonshot program today. The new program will create a White House “Cancer Cabinet” with the goal of shoring up cancer...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 2, 2022 | Life Sciences
Moderna Inc. began testing an experimental HIV vaccine based on its mRNA technology. The company plans to monitor 56 HIV-negative adults in the U.S. for six months in the Phase 1 clinical trial. Previous efforts to develop HIV vaccines have failed, and the illness...
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