by Jordana Choucair | Dec 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Biden administration announced it will release the prescription antiviral Tamiflu from the Strategic National Stockpile. The move is expected to help ease access to the medication as an early and severe flu season has strained resources. The administration did not...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
Roche Holding AG said the FDA approved Actemra, its monoclonal antibody for treating COVID-19 in hospitalized adults. The agency’s decision comes weeks after it revoked the emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly & Co.’s monoclonal antibody...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year. The expected life span of someone born in the U.S. is now 76.4 years — the shortest it has been in nearly...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2022 | Access & Coverage
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) suggests that multi-year continuous eligibility policies could help children maintain Medicaid coverage beyond one year. According to the brief, 37.8 million children were enrolled in Medicaid as of August 2022, with about half of...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate voted 70 to 25 to advance the roughly $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill. The Senate could take a final vote on the bill, which would avoid a government shutdown, as early as Wednesday evening. Both chambers are expected to pass the measure...
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