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House Hearing On Fetal Tissue Research Gets Heated Amid An Ever-Intensifying Debate Over The Issue
Since September, the Trump administration has been performing an audit on federally funded research that uses fetal tissue, which has reignited a debate on the issue that after simmering quietly on the back burner for months.
Some experts, however, say that it’s still too soon to say that fewer sign-ups this year mean fewer people will have insurance coverage in 2019. The unemployment rate fell from 4.1 percent to 3.7 percent over the course of 2018, and it’s also hard to know how many people aren’t showing up on enrollment tallies because they are just sticking with the plan they have.
The contractor, Sonja Emery, was indicted in April in Michigan’s Eastern District Court on 11 felony counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, engaging in a corrupt endeavor to obstruct the IRS and tax evasion. The health plan is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft services to members whose information was accessed.
As City Competes For Money To Help Homeless, Leaders Seek Ideas On How To Spend It
The ideas pitched to the Turlock City Council included providing the homeless with bathrooms, housing them in what are called tiny homes, an apprenticeship program to teach them job skills, and more.
Data From Camp Fire Deaths Paint Grim Picture Of Age, Sickness And, In Some Instances, Stubbornness
Sixty percent of the Camp Fire victims who have been identified were in their 70s, 80s or 90s.
Health Officials Pinpoint California Farm That Is Likely Linked To Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
Officials said a water reservoir at Adam Bros. Farms in Santa Barbara County tested positive for the bacterial strain and the owners are cooperating with U.S. officials. Officials from the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not determined how the water reservoir — which is used to irrigate lettuce — became contaminated.
Quietly Simmering Feud Over Fetal Tissue Research Is Reaching Its Boiling Point
The Trump administration back in September launched an audit over all government-funded fetal tissue research, citing “serious regulatory, moral, and ethical considerations.” The decision recently affected a lab that has played a key role in testing antiviral drugs to treat HIV infection, highlighting the far-reaching ramifications of the debate.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer New People Have Signed Up For Health Law Plans Than At This Time Last Year
Though there has been a surge in sign-ups over the past week as the Dec. 15 deadline closes in, overall, enrollment is down 12 percent compared to last year.
The emergency room of Ventura’s new Community Memorial Hospital has 37 rooms, compared with 17 in the old facility, the intensive-care and labor-and-delivery units have been expanded, and the third floor is dedicated to maternal child health and includes an eight-bed pediatric unit.
Sacramento Homeless Program Targets Vulnerable Young People To Help Them Get Back On Their Feet
The Hope Cooperative is going to offer townhome-style apartments that will house people ages 18 to 25 — many of whom are LGBTQ, are “aged out” of the foster system, grew up homeless or became homeless due to substance abuse issues.