Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis (liver disease) or with mild cirrhosis, including patients with moderate to severe kidney disease and those who are on dialysis.[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
United States Senate Allocates $2.5 Million for LEAD, Innovative Program that Diverts Drug Users from Incarceration
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Redirects Low-level Offenders Engaged in Drug Activity to Community-based Services Instead of Jail and Prosecution; Seattle, Santa Fe, Denver, and San Francisco All Successfully Implementing LEAD in Their Cities Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2017. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that contains $2.5 million[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Certain Types of Poor-prognosis Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vyxeos for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML): newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC). Vyxeos is a fixed-combination of chemotherapy drugs daunorubicin and cytarabine. “This is[Read More…]
Attorney General Sessions Calls Opioid Epidemic a “Winnable War,” Emphasizes Enforcement and Incarceration as Solution
Sessions Announces New Drug Prosecution Measures in Ohio Speech on Opioid Crisis; Speech Comes After Trump Opioid Commission Calls for More Treatment to End Opioid Crisis OHIO—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2017. In a speech in Columbus Ohio today Sessions announced a new plan to boost investigations and prosecutions of opioid prescribers and[Read More…]
Public Demands End to Trump EPA Plan to Delay Implementation of Crucial Clean Water Protections
EPA holds public hearing on proposal to postpone compliance on wastewater regulations for coal-fired powerplants Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing on a proposal to postpone indefinitely critical public health protections for cleaning up toxic water pollution from power plants.[Read More…]
New CAP Brief Details Long-Term Impact on Young Children from Trump Mass Deportation Policy
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) details the toxic stress suffered by young children as a result of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration policies. By breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet[Read More…]
Study: Patients Report Substituting Cannabis For Opioids, Other Pain Medications
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Kent State University in Ohio assessed survey data from a cohort of 2,897 self-identified medical[Read More…]
American Medical Association Statement on Senate ‘Skinny’ Repeal Vote
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. Statement attributed to David O. Barbe, M.D.., President, American Medical Association: “While we are relieved that the Senate did not adopt legislation that would have harmed patients and critical safety net programs, the status quo is not acceptable. We urge Congress to initiate a bipartisan effort[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: In Resounding Victory for Women, Grassroots Power Defeats Trumpcare
“Women stopped this bill in its tracks” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2017. In a tremendous victory for women’s health, the Senate failed to pass Trumpcare. The bill was defeated by a bipartisan vote, with every Senate Democrat voting against the bill as well as Republican Senators Collins (R-ME), McCain (R-AZ) and[Read More…]
People’s Action: Statement on Health Care Victory Led by Everyday People
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2017. LeeAnn Hall, co-director of People’s Action, gave this statement Friday after the defeat in the U.S. Senate of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and dismantle Medicaid: “Today is ‘Victory Friday’ for all those threatened for months with the impending loss of access to the[Read More…]
