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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(Original airdate May 15, 2022) Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court decided women have a constitutional right to terminate their pregnancy, things may be about to change. A leak of a draft decision obtained by Politico suggests the Court
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
(Original airdate May 15, 2022) For as much time as we spend sleeping and dreaming, and as long as we’ve studied both, they largely remain ever-mysterious, their exact function and purpose elusive. Today, we’re off to a brave new world
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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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
The following is an excerpt from Medscape Medical News. New evidence-based patient-facing breast cancer guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) call for annual mammograms for all average-risk women over age 40 years. This simplifies the message, says the
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NorthShore University HealthSystem has been ordered to pay out a first-of-its-kind settlement to healthcare workers who challenged the hospital system’s Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The healthcare workers will share an overall $10.3 million received in the settlement agreement. Thirteen NorthShore healthcare
