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Republican: ‘Retirement can’t shield Dr. Fauci from congressional oversight’

Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), the top republican on the Oversight Committee, released the following statement after Dr. Fauci announced his intent to retire from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in December 2022. Retirement can’t shield Dr. Fauci from congressional

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NIH criticized for continuing to fund controversial EcoHealth Alliance after Covid debacle

Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), the lead Republican on the House Oversight Committee, is slamming the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for continuing to award EcoHealth Alliance taxpayer-funded grants and contracts, despite the controversial nonprofit reportedly being out of compliance with

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Chicago hospital accused of allegedly sharing patient data with Facebook entities

The following is an excerpt from Becker’s Healthcare Review. Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Meta, Facebook and Instagram were named in a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 accusing the hospital of sharing sensitive patient health data with the social media companies.   The federal lawsuit,

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Major pharmacy retailers ordered to pay $650 million for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic

The following is an excerpt from Independent via Yahoo! News. America’s top three pharmacy chains have been ordered to cough up $650.5m to Ohio counties Lake and Trumbull for fueling the opioid epidemic after oversupplying the drug. CVS, Walmart and Walgreens will have to pay a third of

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