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The increasing conflict between the medical community and the Republican party: Examining the clash between science and “wokeism”

AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld emphasized the importance of defending science. The most powerful group of doctors in America used to align with Republicans, working together to prevent government involvement in healthcare. However, in the current state of affairs where public health is becoming entangled in the ongoing cultural conflicts, the American Medical Association has

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The court has rejected an attempt to stop negotiations on drug prices for Medicare.

Judge Michael J. Newman asked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to clarify whether AbbVie, the member company it cited in its lawsuit, actually manufactures Imbruvica, a cancer drug chosen for negotiation. | Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo By Lauren Gardner 09/29/2023 06:31 PM EDT Updated: 09/29/2023 07:43 PM EDT On Friday, a federal judge rejected the

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The goal of Biden’s cancer moonshot is to encourage innovative technology and basic preventative measures.

On September 28, 2023, Erin Schumaker, a journalist from POLITICO, interviews Danielle Carnival, the coordinator of the White House’s cancer moonshot initiative. The team behind POLITICO’s Cancer Moonshot Mission Update is optimistic that the knowledge gained during the Covid crisis on improving healthcare accessibility, along with the advancement of cutting-edge technologies, will lead to President

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Manchin criticizes leading VA nominee for their stance on abortion.

Senator Joe Manchin, along with Republicans on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has prevented Anjali Chaturvedi, a high-ranking lawyer from the Department of Justice, from advancing. Sen. Joe Manchin According to two sources familiar with the situation, a delay in the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s chosen candidate for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ general counsel

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McMorris Rodgers reaffirms her commitment to the transparency bill.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (on the left) admitted that the status of the PATIENT Act is constantly changing. The Act aims to reduce Medicare payments to off-campus hospital outpatient clinics for Medicare drug reimbursements. | Photo by Rodney Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO By Robert King 09/25/2023 12:39 PM EDT The House is currently discussing a significant

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“Fighting the battle against fentanyl is a ubiquitous effort.”

Representative Henry Cuellar, who serves a district along the Texas border, was interviewed by Megan Messerly from POLITICO at a live event titled “Addressing America’s Opioid Crisis.” Photograph by Courtney Rohrbach for POLITICO. Elected representatives from the Democratic party are publicly separating themselves from progressive individuals who criticize law enforcement, while the death toll from

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The beginning of the Covid vaccine distribution has been difficult.

Last week, the FDA and CDC approved the updated Pfizer and Moderna vaccines targeting the Covid strain that was present in the late spring and early summer. The latest release of Covid-19 vaccines has encountered obstacles due to the discontinuation of the federal government’s procurement and distribution of the doses. Most Americans with public and

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500,000 individuals, including children, were erroneously removed from Medicaid.

The agency reported that 29 states and Washington, D.C. were improperly assessing eligibility for Medicaid by considering families as a whole instead of evaluating individuals separately. On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that approximately 500,000 individuals, including a considerable amount of children, were mistakenly removed from Medicaid due to errors in

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