by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 31, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, House Democrats reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would enshrine federal abortion rights, among other protections to abortion access. The bill, re-introduced in the House for the seventh time, would legally protect providing and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 30, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Senate voted 68-23 in favor of immediately ending the COVID-19 pandemic national emergency after the House passed the legislation in February, which likely ends the declaration before the current expiration date of May 11 but leaves the public health emergency...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The US government is setting more goals around biomanufacturing efforts, with a vision for stronger supply chains and greater domestic production. A report released by The White House yesterday lays out “bold goals,” including an aim to produce at least a quarter of...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 23, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced plans to overhaul the country’s organ transplant system. HRSA said it will focus on accountability and transparency by seeking more contracts to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 17, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded 15 states each with $1 million, one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) planning grants....
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 16, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
A new staff report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, is safe and effective at treating adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe disease, including...
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