Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Former Fauci aide charged for evading records requests The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted David Morens, a former top official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for an alleged scheme to keep his dealings with...
The Trump administration is no longer allowing federal funds to be used for purchasing or distributing test strips that can determine if street drugs have been mixed or cut with fentanyl or other contaminants, a reversal that comes amid the administration’s broader opposition to harm reduction practices. In an open letter to federal grantees, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it was ending...
The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth is likely to lead to hundreds of more infections, worse health outcomes and millions of dollars in higher costs, according to new research published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The CDC in December approved the change to longstanding practice...
The Trump administration's moves on marijuana and psychedelics signal the start of a new era in Republican drug policy. The orders to fast-track reviews of psychedelic drugs and reschedule medical marijuana are a far cry from the party of “just say no” and former Republican President Richard Nixon's war on drugs. “Regardless of what one...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday granted fast-track review to three companies studying psychedelic therapies to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval. The agency did not disclose the specific companies that were granted priority review vouchers. Two companies are studying psilocybin; one for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and the other for treatment of major depressive disorder. A third...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump eases medical marijuana restrictions The Trump administration moved to boost research into medical marijuana by loosening longstanding restrictions on it. The administration officially reclassified marijuana as lower risk, a major shift that’s been long sought by advocates. ...
President Trump's executive order loosening research restrictions on psychedelic medicine, which was kick-started by a text to Trump from podcaster Joe Rogan, could help legitimize an industry that's long operated in the shadows. Advocates and researchers said they are optimistic about a potential shift in how the government views psychedelic drugs, but without further action,...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy faces tough questions from GOP doctors Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled on vaccines and other issues Wednesday by two top GOP senators who are also physicians. Greg Nash Kennedy has long sought...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) fact-checked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. multiple times Wednesday about his insistence that vaccines have not helped improve mortality. Kennedy cited two studies during his testimony in the Senate health committee to prove that deaths due to some of the most common infectious diseases fell dramatically during the 20th century long before vaccines were widely used. In...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to remake an influential but little-known task force that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a call for nominations to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The notice did not specify how many members of the 16-person panel will be appointed. The call for nominations comes just days...
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