Secretary Kennedy said that the monitoring is to ensure products meet “a high safety standard.” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reported results from a large…
Read MoreHealth
Risk of Hantavirus to American Public “Very Low,” According to CDC
The State Department is coordinating the response to directly contact passengers. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Acting Director of the Centers…
Read More
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss
The CNPV program leveraged to push groundbreaking results of gene therapy treatment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval for Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), a first-of-its-kind treatment…
Read More
Supreme Court Stays Injunction Against Telehealth Abortion Drug Prescriptions
The Fifth Circuit had ruled in Louisiana’s favor and imposed a nationwide block. The Supreme Court temporarily lifted an injunction against abortion drugs being provided via telehealth appointments…
Read More
DOJ and DEA Announce Marijuana Rescheduling Actions
Certain medical marijuana products moved to Schedule III as broader review begins. The Justice Department (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that FDA-approved products containing marijuana—along with…
Read More
HRSA Advances Modernization Efforts in Organ Transplant System
The agency shared several planned updates to its organ donor programs and regulations. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced updates to the systems used for…
Read More
Energy Department Offers Conditional Loan for Wisconsin Medical Isotope Facility
The proposed financing would support domestic production used in imaging and cancer treatment. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) issued a conditional…
Read More
Supreme Court Decides Entities Facing Violations of First Amendment May Preemptively Sue
The court ruled in favor of a New Jersey prolife pregnancy center. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a pro-life pregnancy center in New Jersey could sue the…
Read More
Congressman Issues Statement on Personal Health After Absence
He had not communicated with House colleagues since early March. Representative Thomas Kean, Jr., of New Jersey issued a statement this week regarding an unspecified personal health issue…
Read More
NIH Study Reveals Effectiveness of Coordinated Care
The trial in community health centers showed reduced blood pressure in clinics. A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that a team-based treatment…
Read More