WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Today, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate’s bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has finally been made public after unprecedented secrecy. In response, Physicians for Reproductive Health Advocacy Fellow Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper issued the following statement: “As a physician who witnesses the[Read More…]
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Black Women & Youth Mental Wellness Expo to be Held on Saturday, July 8
Community, connection, and empowerment for Black Chicagoans seeking mental health and wellness services on Chicago’s Southside. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2017. The Black Women & Youth Mental Wellness Expo (BMWE) is a community event that will be the first of its kind in Chicago. The Black Women & Youth Mental Wellness Expo seeks[Read More…]
Former President Barack Obama’s Comments on Republican Plan to Replace the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. Former US President Obama issued the following comments on Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act: Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to Americans with whom we disagree, that’s[Read More…]
Study: CBD Administration Reduces Blood Pressure
Oxford, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Oral CBD administration is associated with reduced blood pressure in healthy volunteers, according to clinical trial data published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Investigators from the University of Nottingham assessed the effects of a single oral dose of 600 mg of CBD extract[Read More…]
Conservationists Condemn Premature Stripping of Protections for Yellowstone’s Grizzlies
Planned Trophy Hunts Would Fundamentally Undermine Grizzly Recovery Missoula, MT —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is finalizing its flawed proposal to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections despite overwhelming public and Tribal opposition. The removal[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: McConnell’s Draft of Healthcare Bill Confirms Dramatic Rollback of Opioid Treatment Access for Millions of People
Draft Includes Opioid Funds to Lure Republicans Concerned About Loss of Medicaid-Funded Treatment Advocates: Pulling Medicaid Expansion Will Worsen Opioid Crisis; Opioid Funding Is No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. A discussion draft of healthcare legislation released this morning confirms plans by Senate Republican leadership to pursue[Read More…]
Senate Republicans Rushing Secret Healthcare Bill That Would Cut Access to Opioid Treatment for Millions
Reports: Republican Senators Concerned About Millions Losing Treatment Coverage Make Push for Emergency Opioid Funds to Offset Lost Coverage Advocates: Emergency Opioid Funding Is No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2017. Healthcare legislation drafted in secret by a small group of Senate Republicans would strip access to opioid[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center Statement: Interior to Rewrite or Rescind BLM Methane Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2017. Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke told the Senate Energy Committee the Trump administration will rewrite or rescind the Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule. The methane rule, which was carefully crafted over four years and accounted for nearly 300,000 public comments, sought to[Read More…]
Hundreds of Illinois Voters Rallying Today, June 22, to Save the Affordable Care Act & Stop TrumpCare
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. Illinois voters will rally today, Thursday, June 22 to help save the Affordable Care Act and stop TrumpCare. The rally will be held in the Federal Plaza, 230 South Dearborn Street in Downtown Chicago beginning at 2:30 p.m. Today’s rally in Federal Plaza caps off statewide “Healthcare[Read More…]
NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates
NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has identified 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10[Read More…]
