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Biden's NIH pick to face tough questions
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President Biden on Monday nominated cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to be head of the National Institutes of Health, a position that has been vacant for more than a year. |
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If confirmed by the Senate, she would become only the second woman to lead the agency. Bertagnolli is the director of the National Cancer Institute, where Biden said she has helped to advance his Cancer Moonshot initiative. While she has only been in that job since October, cancer advocacy organizations were quick to praise her and call for her swift confirmation. The NIH has historically had bipartisan support from lawmakers in both chambers, and despite its current budget of nearly $50 billion, it has largely flown under the radar compared to other health agencies. Previous NIH director Francis Collins was unanimously confirmed, and served for 12 years. But the COVID-19 pandemic put Collins on the national stage, and the agency is facing difficult questions about whether it funded controversial virus research that may have inadvertently played a role in causing the pandemic. House Republicans are probing the agency's COVID-19 response, and Senate Republicans are interested in the agency's pandemic messaging and funding priorities, as evidenced by comments during a recent budget hearing. Bertagnolli is also likely to face pressure from progressives. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate committee that would hold her confirmation hearing, told the White House he will oppose any health agency nominee who doesn't commit to fighting the pharmaceutical industry to lower drug prices. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released guidance advising against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control weight or manage noncommunicable diseases, citing a lack of evidence that these products have any long-term benefits. The WHO also noted that non-sugar sweetener use may be linked to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults. A study was released earlier this year that found … |
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| A federal appeals court Monday partially paused a ruling from a Texas district court judge that jeopardized access to free preventive care for 150 million Americans. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted the Biden administration’s request for a partial administrative stay while Judge Reed O'Connor’s ruling is appealed. The stay will allow the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to … |
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Former President Trump increasingly looks like the favorite to win the GOP’s presidential nomination, but that strength masks what many Republicans see as a huge weakness against President Biden: Trump’s problems with suburban women. All of Trump’s vulnerabilities with the key demographic were on high display during a rowdy town hall last week with CNN, where at one point the former president called moderator … |
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A MESSAGE FROM EVERNORTH HEALTH SERVICES |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The House Ways & Means Committee is holding two hearings on the price of health care in the U.S. this week.
- Oral arguments on the abortion pill case start this Wednesday in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The Senate HELP committee will hold a hearing on barriers to accessing mental health and addiction services on Wednesday.
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Vending machines are the latest tool for fighting opioid overdoses |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to help fight the opioid epidemic. A growing number of cities and local governments are making so-called "harm reduction" items, including the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, available for free via machines. … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Thousands face Medicaid whiplash in South Dakota and North Carolina (CBS News)
- New Mexico locales pass more anti-abortion ordinances than other pro-abortion states (NM Political Report)
- Pa. health department faces lawmaker questioning over medical marijuana doctor data (Spotlight PA)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Sorry, the government's not paying for your therapy app (Politico)
- Think the COVID threat is over? It's not for these people (NPR)
- Mpox outbreak 'not over,' warns CDC, amid 'ongoing community transmission' (CBS News)
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