When people recover from viral diseases, they make antibodies that canΒ thenΒ be transferred toΒ otherΒ affected individuals.Β Enter convalescent plasma.
Families of over 15,000 New Yorkers who died in nursing homes have been fighting for six years to hold former Gov. Andrew Cuomo accountable for his administration's directive to accept COVID-positive patients without testing, which resulted in thousands of deaths, and for falsifying the death toll, and are still demanding answers from the Department of Justice.
Mental health parity laws have been passed to ensure equal coverage of mental and physical health conditions, but access to quality, affordable care remains a challenge for millions of Americans.
The government isΒ right to focus on fraud, waste and abuse. But its oversight efforts should be targeted, data-drivenΒ and aligned with demonstrated risk.Β
China is using economic leverage to dominate the global supply chain for medicines, and the U.S. must take action to protect its leadership in the biomedical industry by strengthening regulatory frameworks and investing in domestic infrastructure.