Illness has kept her away from the Senate since February. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is en route back to Washington, D.C. The senator, who is 89 years old,…
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USAF Finds No Cancer Risk at Nuclear Bases
Investigation being made after multiple instances of cancer in military personnel. The U.S. Air Force has been running an investigation, since the beginning of the year, regarding a…
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FDA Approves First Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
First doses will be available in the Fall. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced this week that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their respiratory syncytial virus…
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FTC Issues Letters on Eyeglass Rule
Prescribers must provide prescriptions must be provided to patients. The Federal Trade Commission has issued cease and desist letters to thirty-seven eyeglass prescribers, including ophthalmologist and optometrists, alerting…
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Senate Bill Seeks to Lower Prescription Costs
Greater transparency from pharmaceutical manufacturers is also required under the legislation. A bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate Tuesday that would “expand the availability of low-cost generic…
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HHS Task Force Releases New Cybersecurity Programs
The group will focus on preventing cyberattacks in the health sector. The Cybersecurity Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published three new tools…
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Senator Fetterman Returns to Capitol Hill after Hospitalization
Minority Leader McConnell also returned to Senate this week. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania returned to the Senate after his hospitalization in mid-February. He had checked himself in…
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Juul Will Pay to Settle False Advertising Claims
Settlements have been made with 45 states, while lawsuits are pending in the remaining five. Juul has agreed to pay $462 million to six states, including New York…
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EPA Proposes New Rules for Sterilizer Facilities
Agency intends to reduce long-term exposure to ethylene oxide. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule intended to reduce ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilizer facilities…
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FDA Issues Recall for Some CPAP Machines
43 complaints were received on certain Philips models, leading to Class I recall. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall, the most serious type,…
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