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The winners — Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology, George Smith of the University of Missouri and Gregory Winter of the MRC molecular biology lab in England — “have taken control of evolution and used it for purposes that bring the greatest benefit to humankind,” the Nobel committee said.
Pharma Holds Breath, Bracing For A Blue Wave To Take The House
Democrats have not been shy about their intent to focus on high drug prices if they regain control of the House, which the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t foresee going in its favor. Meanwhile, although lawmakers blocked pharma’s last attempt to attach the “doughnut hole” change to the massive opioid package, experts think lobbyists might be successful in the lame-duck months after the elections.
FDA Carts Away Thousands Of Documents After Surprise Inspection Of Juul Headquarters
Juul has come under fire recently as more and more young people turn to e-cigarettes as an alternative to traditional smoking. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb went so far as to say the problem has reached “epidemic proportions.” The documents seized were related to the company’s sales and marketing practices.
The report comes as debate has intensified over whether hospital administrators are doing enough to prevent violence against employees.
Adults and caregivers aren’t receiving enough education about Denti-Cal services, the process of finding care is too tedious, and funding for the program is not sustainable, according to a report by the Little Hoover Commission.
State Sued Over VA Policy That Bars Residents Of Veterans Facilities From Utilizing Aid-In-Dying Law
The state’s policy is tied to a national VA regulation that forbids federal funding from being used for “assisted suicide.” It, however, is in conflict with a state law that allows California residents to request a lethal prescription.
“Covered California’s marketplace fosters competition that puts consumers in the driver’s seat and gives them the power to shop and save,” said Executive Director Peter V. Lee. Those who don’t currently have insurance with Covered California will have to wait until Oct. 15 before their enrollment window opens.
The legislation that Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed would have protected the safe-injection facility’s staff and participants from state prosecution related to illegal narcotics. San Francisco Mayor London Breed says she wants to make sure she wouldn’t be putting anyone at risk with continued efforts to open a facility. Meanwhile, California lawmakers addressed more than a thousand new laws this year — see which ones made the cut.
A scathing Homeland Security inspector general report found startling health and safety issues at a private, for-profit immigration jail in Adelanto, California. Among other problems, detainees reported waiting “weeks and months” to see a doctor, and inspectors met with a dentist who dismissed the necessity of fillings, and suggested that detainees use string from their socks to floss, the report said.
HHS investigators describe a poorly coordinated interagency process that left distraught parents with little or no knowledge of their children’s whereabouts, according to an unpublished internal watchdog report obtained by The Washington Post. Meanwhile, the government is now moving detained children in middle-of-the-night journeys to a tent city in Texas, and an official downplays the impact of the administration’s expanded “public charge” policy.