Follow The Hill - Policy Healthcare, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-hill-d-policy-healthcare Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:55:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2DbPXhJtFGe4JVjH6qdYdAk A Texas doctor has revealed that he recently performed an abortion in violation of the state's new controversial law that prohibits nearly all abortions after roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, arguing that he “had a duty of care to this patient.”&...]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:23:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2DbPXhJtFGe4JVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2AnFSOXVE7U3CejEQ2Mq9rY Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the government’s early response to the coronavirus pandemic was a “failure of vision.” During an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gottlieb explained that the...]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 15:07:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2AnFSOXVE7U3CejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2C37VjrW6ZdT5s0ohxaO6Yr West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) expressed frustration with his state’s vaccination rate, warning constituents that people are either going to get inoculated against COVID-19, or “we’re going to keep lining the body bags.” Justice made the...]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:20:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2C37VjrW6ZdT5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2CQIqX7kfi-78b1naedg1wr Pfizer recalled its anti-smoking drug Chantix due to high levels of an ingredient that is tied to an increased risk of cancer. In a notice posted to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website on Thursday, Pfizer said it was recalling Chantix 0...]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 03:28:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2CQIqX7kfi-78b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg5s0ohxaO6Yr FDA panel backs boosters for some, but not all  Welcome to Friday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup.Are we living in...]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:37:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg11cWWor9YPv Chelsea Manning, a former Army analyst who leaked classified military information, announced on Friday that she had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week despite being fully vaccinated.“On September 14th I tested positive for...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:43:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg6CY3L745TL_ The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan.  The executive order adds measles to the list of diseases for which...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:47:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJgylmFkX7M1Jw The White House announced Friday that it will host a global COVID-19 summit next week, as it seeks to step up efforts to vaccinate the world.The virtual summit, to be held on Wednesday, coincides with the U.N. General Assembly.The Washington Post...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:37:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJgylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg5VjH6qdYdAk The Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) announced on Friday several actions it plans to take to protect patients and abortion providers in Texas following a recently enacted abortion law in the state.Earlier this month, the...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:54:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2A-IA1yJiiJg5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopde-zdsCmHakzH A federal advisory panel on Friday unanimously voted to recommend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorize a third booster dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for people over the age of 65 as well as for other groups of people...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:34:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopde-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopde6CY3L745TL_ Three women have been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting a New York City restaurant hostess after she asked the group to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 under the city’s new vaccine mandate for indoor public spaces. The...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:04:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopde6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopdeylmFkX7M1Jw A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released Friday found the Moderna vaccine to be the most effective against COVID-19 hospitalization, although all three vaccines provided “substantial protection.”Researchers calculated...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:06:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopdeylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopdeyejEQ2Mq9rY The Biden administration is planning to buy hundreds of millions more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to share with the world, The Washington Post reported on Friday.Details of the announcement were not yet clear, and White House COVID-19 response...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:49:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2Co1qVPSopdeyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D16y6lgxQXOOzdsCmHakzH The defection of three moderate House Democrats on drug pricing legislation highlights the steep challenge the party faces in pushing their $3.5 trillion package through Congress. With thin margins in both the House and Senate, there are a...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D16y6lgxQXOOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D16y6lgxQXOHn9ye8UNv30 Republican and Democratic senators are threatening to hold up confirmation of officials at the State and Defense departments in response to President Biden’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.Republicans have been more vociferous in...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D16y6lgxQXOHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2DsSdD6sMmEAuT5HJgy6HUf Customers at Seattle-area restaurants, gyms and other indoor venues will soon be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 under a new county health order issued Thursday. The order, which goes into effect Oct. 25, mandates that...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:42:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2DsSdD6sMmEAuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2F1cWWor9YPv GOP attorneys general warn of legal battle over Biden’s vaccine mandate  Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-...]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:42:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2Hn9ye8UNv30 The outbreak of the Marburg virus has come to an end in Guinea, the World Health Organization's (WHO) African Region announced on Thursday. There have been no new cases in the past 42 days with only one case ever recorded from the...]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:48:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2Hn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2ClmFkX7M1Jw Italy is requiring all its public and private section workers to present COVID-19 health passes in order to keep working and getting paid. The government voted Thursday to require by Oct. 15 that all workers have health passes that...]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:32:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2ClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2OT5HJgy6HUf The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved on Wednesday to block Purdue Pharma’s controversial bankruptcy deal that shields members of the Sackler family from being sued in future opioid-related lawsuits. U.S Trustee for the DOJ William Harrington...]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:49:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/5oTTTllmd2D2U7OKv-oj2OT5HJgy6HUf