Inside CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo
CDC workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain stuck in a budgetary, political, and professional limbo. Their work includes major agency priorities such as HIV testing and monitoring, as well as work at the nation’s leading sexually transmitted infections lab. And while employees are back, many projects have […]
Court sides with Illinois, coalition to block Medicaid data from being used for immigration enforcement
A federal court has sided with Illinois and other Democrat-led states to block the Trump administration from using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes.
Illinois to maintain 988 lifeline for LGBTQ+ youths
The Pritzker administration said Thursday it will maintain the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to provide mental health support services for LGBTQ+ youths.
Former FDA Chief Says COVID-19 Variant May Cause Surge In States With Low Vaccination
Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday that an infectious variant of the coronavirus could lead to a new surge in COVID-19 infections in the fall, particularly in states with low vaccination rates. Gottlieb made the comments on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” saying that while the White House should […]
Medical Schools Push Back on ‘March-In’ Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Key stakeholders from academia and medicine are pushing back on a Biden administration proposal that would leverage “march-in rights” in an effort to rein in unreasonably priced drugs developed with the support of taxpayer dollars. In a letter sent last week to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — the authors of the […]
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine
As part of a broader overdose prevention strategy, the Biden administration announced changes to decades-old federal rules, which aim to simplify and expand access to addiction treatment in order to save more lives. Specifically, the final rule, issued by HHS, makes permanent pandemic-era flexibilities that allow eligible patients with an opioid use disorder (OUD) to […]
On Anniversary of Roe Decision, Biden Tells Congress: ‘Let Doctors Do Their Job’
The Biden administration announced new actions to protect and defend access to abortion and other reproductive services on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. “Congress must codify Roe v. Wade for all the states in America,” Biden said at a press briefing Monday. “Stop playing politics with a woman’s life and freedom; […]
Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Prices
The Biden administration announced several actions Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug costs, including decreasing some drug copays for Medicare beneficiaries and getting pricing concessions for COVID treatments developed in part with federal funding. “I have no problem with companies making reasonable profits, but not on the backs of seniors and working people,” President Biden […]
White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violence
The White House will bring together Wednesday what administration officials say is the largest-ever gathering of state legislators focused on gun violence prevention. Lawmakers want to do more to curb gun violence, but many don’t know where to start, said Stefanie Feldman, JD, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, during a […]
Very Early ART Can Result in Sustained HIV Suppression in Neonates
In neonates with acquired in utero HIV infection, administration of antiretroviral therapy (ART) within 48 hours of life can lead to sustained HIV virological suppression by 2 years, a phase I/II proof-of-concept study indicated. In two cohorts who received three-drug nevirapine-based ART regimens within two days of life and maintained protocol- defined virological control criteria […]