Day: December 13, 2016

Republicans Will Also Repeal $28 Billion in Savings, Thousands of Lives When They Nix Obamacare

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016 By Joan McCarter Obamacare continues to save lives and money, says a new government report. Efforts to make hospitals safer for patients are paying off, preventing 3.1 million harmful hospital-acquired conditions and the deaths of some 125,000 people, according to an HHS report released Monday. Those[Read More…]

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VA Study Confirms High Cure Rates With New Hepatitis C Drugs

Virus undetectable in high percentage of patients after treatment. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016.  A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) database study shows that new drug regimens for hepatitis C have resulted in “remarkably high” cure rates among patients in VA’s national health care system. Of the more than 17,000 Veterans[Read More…]

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Western Environmental Law Center Statement on Trump Swapping Climate Denier for Climate Denier in Interior Nom

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The incoming administration has reportedly “pivoted” from nominating Washington state Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to lead the U.S. Department of Interior to Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, who believes climate change is “not a settled science.” Rep. Zinke’s record includes the following: Opposes common-sense BLM methane rule Supported[Read More…]

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VA Announces Funding Opportunity for Community Partners Working to End Veteran Homelessness

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016.  Building on President Obama’s commitment to end Veteran homelessness, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funding for non-profit organizations and other groups that serve Veterans through VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.  The SSVF program assists very low-income Veteran[Read More…]

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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Dec. 13, 2016

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2016.  On Dec. 12, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and[Read More…]

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FDA Approves First Autologous Cellularized Scaffold for the Repair of Cartilage Defects of the Knee

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Maci (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) for the repair of symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee in adult patients. Maci is the first FDA-approved product that applies the process of tissue engineering to grow[Read More…]

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Trump On Drugs: Nightmare Scenarios Looking Ever More Probable

The Washington Post via Getty Images Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016 By: Jag Davies, Director of Communications Strategy, Drug Policy Alliance What a strange time to be fighting to end the war on drugs and the mentality that gave rise to it. In recent years we’ve won a wide range of[Read More…]

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