The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division recently granted a Permanent Injunction to Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGO) and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region (PPSOR), blocking the enforcement of Ohio Revised Code Section 3701.034. …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently issued a final guidance document General Wellness: Policy for Low-Risk Devices. The FDA CDRH will not “actively regulate low-risk technologies that are intended only for …
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The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Connect2HealthFCC Task Force recently launched a Mapping Broadband Health in America tool that “allows users to visualize, overlay and analyze broadband and health data at the national, state and county levels – informing policy …
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The 2016 Republican Party and Democratic Party conventions are over, and both political parties have released draft Platforms. The Republican Party Platform includes health care issues, particularly in its “Great American Families, Education, Healthcare, and Criminal Justice” section (see pages …
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released a report recommending “that Congress authorize and the president appoint an independent national commission to examine and update the ethical, legal, and institutional frameworks governing research involving human subjects.” …
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