Global Health Leaders Celebrate PEPFAR, Call for Increased Support
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Leaders of research and programmatic responses to HIV globally gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief launch and the flagship program’s achievements, but also to cite urgent needs to strengthen and accelerate the program’s efforts toward ending the pandemic.
Senate Passes Opioids Bill Responding to Infections and Workforce Shortages
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The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly last night to approve the Opioids Crisis Response Act of 2018 – their version of the comprehensive legislation (HR 6) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June.
Joint LHHS, DOD Agreement Advances Critical Health Responses
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The Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Defense Department Senate and House conference agreement released Thursday demonstrates legislators' commitment to tackling some of the most critical health issues our national faces.
Exorbitant Drug Price Hike Reflects Greed, not Need
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The decision by Nostrum Laboratories executives to more than quadruple the price of an antibiotic drug developed more than six decades ago reflects opportunistic greed in its most indefensible form.
Preparation for Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes will be Critical
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As the hurricane season reaches its peak, and Hurricane Florence brings threats of catastrophic weather events and flooding to the eastern United States, preparation and sustained responses will be essential to prevent and the respond to public health and infectious disease impacts that pose risks in a storm’s aftermath.
Strengthen Public Health, Research Preparedness for Infectious Disease Impacts of Climate Change
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As the largest and oldest professional society of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in transmitted diseases, the Infectious Diseases Society of America is deeply concerned about the ongoing impacts of climate change on epidemiologic patterns and public health in the United States and worldwide.
Representatives Respond to Physician Concerns on Medicare Reimbursement Proposal
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As thousands of physicians, including those providing infectious diseases and HIV care, cited damaging impacts of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposal to slash reimbursements for evaluation and management of complex cases, lawmakers are signing onto a letter asking the agency to delay action on the move.
Infectious Diseases Society of America Honors 105 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and around the world who were elected this year to be Fellows of IDSA.
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