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Biotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
Henrietta Lacks' cells were taken without her knowledge while she was a cancer patient more than 70 years ago and were the first to be successfully cloned
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
Changes are happening now because a prohibition on removing Medicaid coverage during the pandemic has now been lifted
Biden Administration Announces New Cancer Research Initiative
Program will fall under the purview of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, formed as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative
With New Proposed Rules, Biden Administration Pushes Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage
New rules would require insurers to assess if customers have the same medical and mental health benefits and fix any disparities if they do not
EPA Awards $58 Million to Help Schools, Day Care Centers Remove Lead From Drinking...
The grants will help test for lead in drinking water, identify sources of contamination, and help fix the problem, agency says
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA Says
Pfizer is working to repair the damage and mitigate any shortage of drugs made at the facility
Fewer Than Half of Parents Use a Patient Portal for Their Child
Completing forms, scheduling appointments, and seeing test results are the most utilized functions
European Man May Be Sixth Person to Be ‘Cured’ of HIV
All received stem cell transplants to treat cancer; however, sixth patient did not receive the transplant from a donor with a rare genetic abnormality that is resistant to HIV
Eight in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening
However, only about one in five has had such screening in the past year
Fewer Physicians Working in Private Practice
AMA survey reveals more physicians are working in large group practices and as employees
