GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN LEWIS TO UNDERGO TREATMENT FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
Rep. Lewis: “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a…
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DEMOCRATS TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY AZAR: ABANDON PLAN TO UNDERMINE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
House Democrats: “This proposed rule is misguided with potentially dangerous consequences for the Americans we represent and the programs our Committees oversee. It will eviscerate uniform nondiscrimination protections…
TEXAS CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES $1.3 MILLION GRANT TO MLK JR. FAMILY CLINIC
Congresswoman Johnson announced that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant totaling $1,397,132 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic. Photo:…
AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN AND VIRGINIA REP. SCOTT DENOUNCE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OBAMACARE RULING
AFT President Weingarten: "In the richest nation in the world, this ruling could take us backward to times when healthcare was simply out of reach for too many…
NEW HEALTH COALITION PUSHES FOR LOW-CARB DIET INCLUSION IN US NUTRITION GUIDELINES
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently endorsed low-carb/keto diets as a standard of care for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes...A study conducted last year by…
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ACCUSED OF IGNORING ALLEGED ASBESTOS CONTAMINATED BABY POWDER WHILE MARKETING HEAVILY TO BLACK AND LATINO WOMEN
Rep. Ayanna Pressley & Rep. Jan Schakowsky: "We emphatically urge you to voluntarily warn consumers about the inhalation hazard and risk of cancer posed by your talc-based products...We…
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS MORE ACA HEALTHCARE SIGNUPS TOP HIS CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
President Obama: "This year, the most current HealthCare.gov customers can find an insurance plan with a monthly premium of $10 or less. And some people may even qualify…
NY REP. OCASIO-CORTEZ AND VERMONT SENATOR SANDERS: “DECEITFUL” “IMMORAL” PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SHOULD BE DENIED HIV DRUG PATENT EXTENTION
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez: HIV drug Descovy, “if manufactured generically could quickly and affordably reach hundreds of thousands of Americans.” If the government extends Gilead’s patent, however, the corporation…
DEMOCRATS RUSH, GABBARD, AND MOORE INTRODUCE BILL TO BOOST URBAN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Rep. Bobby Rush: “Food deserts are a serious problem facing my constituents, as are ‘food swamps,’ or areas where unhealthy fast-food options far outnumber healthier alternatives. Both put…
ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE IN BROOKLYN WILL HOST NURSING LAB TOUR FOR ASPIRING NURSING STUDENTS
SJC President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D.: “We are excited to welcome our friends from the Urban Assembly School For Collaborative Healthcare for an interactive tour of our state-of-the-art…