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Released: 1-May-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Statement on Passage of Metastatic Step Therapy Legislation in Oklahoma
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen applauded Oklahoma lawmakers and Governor Kevin Stitt for implementing legislation to prohibit the use of step therapy requirements for metastatic cancer patients.

   
Released: 1-May-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Expert calls for reforms to address the overdose crisis
Mass General Brigham

At the end of 2022, the federal government eliminated the “X waiver,” a major hurdle to providing addiction treatment, but progress needs to be continued, according to the authors of a new Perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Released: 28-Apr-2023 11:15 AM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Celebrates the Re-Introduction of the Living Donor Protection Act
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• The Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) will remove barriers facing living donors. • Approximately 90,000 adults and 1,100 children are on the kidney transplant waitlist. • 12 American die every day while waiting for a kidney transplant. • More than 37 million Americans are living with kidney diseases, including more than 800,000 with kidney failure.

Released: 27-Apr-2023 8:20 PM EDT
Darwinism expunged from India’s school textbooks
SciDev.Net

Science educators in India are urging the government to restore material on Darwinian evolution which has been removed from science textbooks on the grounds that the study load on schoolchildren needs to be lightened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 27-Apr-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Would Benefit Thousands of Mainers
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in Maine would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy. In 2023, more than 1,450 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 190 will die of the disease in Maine alone.

   
Newswise: ACI: EPA Maintains Safer Choice Status of 
Essential Chemistry Used to Make Detergents
Released: 25-Apr-2023 3:05 PM EDT
ACI: EPA Maintains Safer Choice Status of Essential Chemistry Used to Make Detergents
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) applauded a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject a petition requesting increased testing and changing the safety status of a key chemistry used to make concentrated detergent unit-dose packets and sheets from its Safer Choice program.

Released: 24-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Statement on Passage of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation in Montana
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen® commends passage of diagnostic and supplemental imaging legislation in Montana. The bill was signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte.

Released: 21-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Society endorses bipartisan bill to address insulin affordability
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society today endorsed the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act of 2023, a bipartisan insulin affordability bill introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME). This legislation would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for those with private insurance, ensure patients can share in insulin rebates and discounts, and promote competition in the insulin market.

Released: 20-Apr-2023 3:00 PM EDT
ICAN Act Increases Patient Access to High-Quality Healthcare
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (HR 2713) was reintroduced by U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Ann Kuster (D-NH) on April 19. If passed, the ICAN Act would remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by allowing them to provide more comprehensive healthcare services to patients across the country.

Released: 20-Apr-2023 2:35 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Applauds Congressional Support for Increasing Competition and Accountability in Transplant Care
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce signaled support for the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (SUS OPTN) during the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Existing Healthcare Workforce and Primary Care Programs.

Released: 20-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB cautions against sacrificing science funds to make debt-ceiling deal
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

ASBMB emphasizes the importance of preserving research from scientists supported by the NIH, NSF and DOE during debt-ceiling deal

   
Released: 19-Apr-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Endocrine Society experts applaud proposed EU limits on BPA in food
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society praised the European Food Safety Agency’s (EFSA) decision to establish a strict limit on the amount of bisphenol A (BPA) that can be safely consumed daily.

Released: 18-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
AAD Statement on USPSTF Recommendation on Skin Cancer Screening
American Academy of Dermatology

In its Recommendation Statement on Screening for Skin Cancer, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — a group that provides guidance for primary care physicians — has determined that there is not enough scientific evidence to make a recommendation about adults receiving skin cancer screenings from their primary care doctor.

Newswise: California Legislators Need to Increase Funding to Combat Climate Change
Released: 18-Apr-2023 10:45 AM EDT
California Legislators Need to Increase Funding to Combat Climate Change
California State University, Fullerton

As California continues to promote the importance of climate change education, a majority of students are being left behind.

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Newswise: Notre Dame, Yale partnership yields high-stakes policy brief on sustainable peacebuilding strategies
Released: 14-Apr-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Notre Dame, Yale partnership yields high-stakes policy brief on sustainable peacebuilding strategies
University of Notre Dame

A new policy brief, released Tuesday (April 11) by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, offers insight on how sustainable peacebuilding can be practiced. Drawing on case studies from civil wars, such as those in Colombia, Central African Republic, Guatemala and Northern Ireland, the brief was written by a team of scholars, practitioners and policymakers and edited by Josefina Echavarría Alvarez of the University of Notre Dame and Catherine Panter-Brick and Bisa Williams from Yale University.

Newswise: Humanising international education requires 360-degree support
Released: 13-Apr-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Humanising international education requires 360-degree support
University of South Australia

As university students settle into semester one, education experts at the University of South Australia are calling for broader community supports to prioritise the health, wellbeing, and social connection of international students as they live and study in Australia.

Released: 10-Apr-2023 6:30 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Statement on Introduction of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the introduction of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure accountability and transparency in the U.S. transplant system by modernizing its underlying technology and policy infrastructure.

Released: 10-Apr-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Endocrine Society alarmed by Texas court ruling banning mifepristone
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society is deeply concerned about a Texas ruling that reverses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a drug used to treat Cushing’s syndrome and to end pregnancy safely and effectively.

Released: 6-Apr-2023 1:10 PM EDT
ASTRO supports CMS’ prior authorization reform for Medicare Advantage plans
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Geraldine M. Jacobson, MD, MBA, MPH, FASTRO, Board of Directors Chair, in response to yesterday’s final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that revises the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process.

Released: 6-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB urges NIAID to prioritize DEAI
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

ASBMB calls upon NIAID to expand the use of research supplements, support scientists with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community

Released: 5-Apr-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Would Benefit Thousands of North Carolinians
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth), Representative Mary Belk (D-Mecklenburg), Representative Donna McDowell White (R-Johnston) and Representative Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy. In 2023, more than 10,730 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 1,450 will die of the disease in North Carolina alone.

   
3-Apr-2023 12:00 PM EDT
During Oral Cancer Awareness Month, AANA Emphasizes Access to Safe Dental Anesthesia Care
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reminds the public that the best prevention of oral health is early detection. Also, of critical importance is ensuring patients have access to safe anesthesia care when treatments including surgery are used for oral cancer.

Released: 3-Apr-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Patient Advocates and Health Care Professionals Call on CMS to Ensure Access to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Advocates for individuals in need of breast reconstruction surgery delivered a letter and petition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today, urging them to reinstate a procedure code that is essential for access to deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction surgery. The numbers of those signing the letter and petition keep growing.

28-Mar-2023 5:55 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology and American Association of Kidney Patients Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Kidney Innovation and Veterans with Kidney Diseases
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The prevalence of kidney diseases in the United States is at a record high. Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation at KidneyX and support of veteran active duty service members living with or at risk of kidney diseases through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) Kidney Health Program and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP).

Newswise: Recognizing Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Inquiry as a Career-Readiness Tool
Released: 28-Mar-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Recognizing Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Inquiry as a Career-Readiness Tool
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Amid the current cultural narrative diminishing the value of higher education, a prolonged pandemic that has exacerbated inequities in so many ways, an increasing focus on workforce development, legislative mandates, and changing student populations, the importance of bridging the impact of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry (URSCI) experiences to career readiness skills is a critical next step for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) as leaders in undergraduate research.

Released: 28-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
ASBMB calls for 10% budget increase for NIGMS
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

In testimony to federal appropriators, the ASBMB argues a big boost for NIGMS is long overdue and calls for a 10% increase

   
Released: 27-Mar-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Pacira’s Lawsuit Against ASA and Authors
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is extremely pleased that the decision in the lawsuit filed against ASA, the editor-in-chief of Anesthesiology – the official peer-reviewed scientific journal of ASA – and 11 contributing authors by Pacira Biosciences Inc., which was originally dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2022, has been affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Newswise: New Braintrust Seeks to Launch Era of North American Regional Competitiveness
Released: 24-Mar-2023 4:45 PM EDT
New Braintrust Seeks to Launch Era of North American Regional Competitiveness
University of California San Diego

Given the U.S.-China trade conflict and concerns over trade disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, regionalizing supply chains is at the center of the discussion in North America. Now, a new working group spearheaded by the University of California San Diego is using this opportunity to propose policy recommendations for the relocation of global production chains in North America where it's economically advantageous.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2023 5:35 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Statement on Health Resources and Services Administration Initiative to Modernize Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) welcomes the significant changes to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)—a sweeping “OPTN Modernization Initiative”—announced today by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson.

Released: 21-Mar-2023 10:00 AM EDT
ASBMB cautions against drastic immigration fee increases
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology sent recommendations to USCIS opposing new asylum fees, calling for visa backlog removal

Released: 17-Mar-2023 2:15 PM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Statement on the United Network for Organ Sharing Clarifying Promise to Living Donors
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is grateful that the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has responded to urgent requests from living donors, patients, their families, and ASN, to commit to honoring promises to living donors in its forthcoming new kidney allocation system.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 2:10 PM EDT
House, Senate Reintroduce Bill to Increase Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
American Chiropractic Association

The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 1610 / S. 799), introduced March 14, would bring Medicare’s coverage of chiropractic into alignment with most other federal programs and private health plans, giving seniors improved coverage of non-drug treatments to alleviate pain and improve function.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2023 4:55 PM EDT
Endocrine Society supports EPA rule regulating “forever chemicals” in drinking water
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society supports a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule which includes provisions to regulate several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—including PFOA and PFOS—found in our drinking water.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 9:30 AM EDT
More than 30,000 European and international endocrinologists urge Brussels to take action on REACH revision
Endocrine Society

A broad coalition of over 30,000 European and international endocrine experts have today called on EU legislators to publish the revised REACH proposal without any further delay and no later than June 2023.

Newswise: Microbes can create a more peaceful world: Scientists call to action
Released: 10-Mar-2023 6:15 PM EST
Microbes can create a more peaceful world: Scientists call to action
Applied Microbiology International

The paper ‘Weaponising microbes for peace’ by Anand et al, outlines the ways in which microbes and microbial technologies can be used to tackle global and local challenges that could otherwise lead to conflict, but warns that these resources have been severely underexploited to date.

   
Released: 10-Mar-2023 1:05 PM EST
AACC Urges HHS to Facilitate Clinical Data Sharing, Which Is Essential to Driving Healthcare Forward
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

A little known but major challenge facing modern medicine is a lack of interoperability—i.e., the ability to effectively share clinical data, and especially clinical test results, between different healthcare organizations. In an effort to solve this issue, AACC has released a position statement today that urges HHS to fund interoperability pilot programs and to incentivize its adoption, which would vastly improve the quality of care patients receive.

Released: 6-Mar-2023 3:00 PM EST
Major medical organizations form a coalition to stem the rising tide of firearm violence using a comprehensive public health approach
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

A new group — the Healthcare Coalition for Firearm Injury Prevention — is being established to advance firearm injury prevention using a public health approach.

Released: 6-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EST
Medical associations call on CMS to resume all disputed No Surprises Act payment determinations
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American College of Radiology® (ACR®) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly resume all independent dispute resolution (IDR) payment determinations paused by its order on Feb. 6.

Released: 6-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EST
ASBMB offers feedback on NIH’s proposed grant review framework
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expresses support for measure to reduce bias in grant review, calls for pilot study and triage reform

Released: 3-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
Health policy experts call for confronting anti-vaccine activism with life-saving counter narratives
University of California, Riverside

Public and private sector health officials and public policymakers should team up immediately with community leaders to more effectively disseminate accurate narratives regarding the life-saving benefits of vaccines to counter widespread, harmful misinformation from anti-vaccine activists.

   
Released: 1-Mar-2023 9:30 AM EST
Mount Sinai Experts Urge Colon Cancer Awareness and Education to Reverse Decline in Screening Rates during Pandemic
Mount Sinai Health System

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States. Although highly treatable and preventable, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed and more than 50,000 people die each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The United States Preventative Task Force recommends starting age of screening from 50 to 45.

21-Feb-2023 11:35 AM EST
Internal Medicine Physicians Call for Policies that Would Protect Patient Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
American College of Physicians (ACP)

Patients need to be able to access comprehensive reproductive health services without undue government interference, including abortion, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 22-Feb-2023 3:45 PM EST
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Could Benefit Thousands of Kentuckians
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Lisa Willner (D-Louisville) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy. In 2023, more than 4,030 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 790 will die of the disease in Kentucky alone.

   
Released: 22-Feb-2023 3:40 PM EST
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Could Benefit Thousands of Oregonians
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Kate Lieber (D-Beaverton) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy. In 2023, more than 4,220 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 570 will die of the disease in Oregon alone.

   
Released: 22-Feb-2023 3:40 PM EST
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Could Benefit Thousands of Montanans
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Jodee Etchart (R-Billings) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy. In 2023, more than 1,030 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 150 will die of the disease in Montana alone.

   
Released: 20-Feb-2023 2:30 PM EST
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Could Benefit Thousands of Kansans
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Dinah Sykes (D-Lenexa) and the House Committee on Health and Human Services for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy.

Released: 20-Feb-2023 2:20 PM EST
Introduction of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation Could Benefit Thousands of Tennesseans
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville) and Representative Rebecca Alexander (D-Jonesborough) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or confirm the need for a biopsy.

Newswise: Scientists urge Florida residents to report nonnative lizards as early detection prevents invasive spread
Released: 15-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Scientists urge Florida residents to report nonnative lizards as early detection prevents invasive spread
University of Florida

The brown basilisk, a nonnative lizard, is gaining ground across South and Central Florida, and University of Florida scientists need more data to determine its status and potential impacts

Released: 15-Feb-2023 10:55 AM EST
American Society of Anesthesiologists Express Strong Support for Over-the-Counter Naloxone Use
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

In a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) expressed its strong support of naloxone nasal spray products for non-prescription use. Naloxone, a safe life-saving medication that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose and significantly reduces the incidence of opioid overdose deaths, should be available to all patients across the United States as a nonprescription treatment, according to the ASA.



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