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In today’s health care, a letter from Senate Health Commission Chairman Patty Murray is putting pressure on the Byden administration’s response to monkeypox.
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Senator worried about the reaction of monkeypox in the United States
Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Commission, said in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Welfare (HHS) that Monkey Pox in the United States was responding. He said he was “concerned.” Secretary of State Xavier Besera.
“I’m concerned about the state of the US reaction to monkeypox because I raised it on multiple phone calls with the administration,” Murray said in her letter on Tuesday. “The monkeypox epidemic reminds us that our efforts to protect families and strengthen our readiness and response systems are not complete and do not end with the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Murray called on Besera to provide an explanation of how HHS is currently responding to monkeypox outbreaks, and in particular how the department applies lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. I asked if.
- The latest number of cases of monkeypox confirmed in the United States has exceeded 2,000. However, the case is considered to be underestimated due to limited testing capabilities.
Her concern: Murray focused on the “community-level challenges” that people, especially men who have sex with men, have been working on since the outbreak began.
- “To ensure that the public health system responds appropriately to monkeypox, both decisive action from the province and its state, local and tribal partners and strong and sustainable investment in public health I need it, “she said.
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FDA wants food safety, tobacco office review
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received an independent external review of its tobacco and food safety program, Commissioner Robert Caliph announced Tuesday.
This announcement will be made in the face of scrutiny by lawmakers and the general public about the shortage of infant formula and its role in the regulation of e-cigarettes.
The caliph cites a wide range of “issues” that have prompted government agencies to consider how they operate, without quoting specific issues.
Who is reviewing: Caliph said the FDA will work with the Reagan-Udall Foundation along with an “outside expert group.” The Foundation is an independent organization established by Parliament as an advisory group to the FDA to help the FDA modernize its regulations.
Food safety: Part of the review will focus on the FDA’s Human Foods program, which focuses on the Food Safety Policy Center, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center.
- “We need to address basic questions about structure, function, financing and leadership,” said Caliph, especially the authorities’ inspection activities.
tobacco: This review also focuses on the Tobacco Product Center.
- “The bigger challenge is for government agencies to decide how to navigate complex policy issues and to determine enforcement efforts to increase the number of new products that can have significant public health consequences. Is waiting for you, “said Caliph.
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LGBT Group: California could be the epicenter of monkeypox
A coalition of LGBT organizations called on the Biden administration on Wednesday to increase access to monkeypox virus testing and vaccines, warning that California could become the center of the disease if no action was taken. ..
In a letter to Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Union has a number of cases of monkeypox affecting men who have sex with men and the transgender community (also known as hMPXV). Ringed the alarm bell.
warning: The coalition warned that California could be the epicenter of the U.S. virus if the federal government failed to test and enhance access to vaccines.
- “At our Los Angeles LGBT Center, the government’s history of not taking the necessary steps to protect the LGBT community in the face of public health threats is being repeated in the current Monkey Pox response. I’m afraid, “said the Los Angeles LGBT Center, press release.
- “California is slowly becoming the epicenter of the virus due to infection rates and unmet needs. HMPXV is known to have a short incubation period and is not fatal, but the fear of the virus is increasing. “The group writes.
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GA’s abortion ban paves the way for effectiveness
A six-week abortion ban will come into force in Georgia after the Federal Court of Appeals has ruled that previously blocked legislation is permitted.
The court has announced an immediate suspension of the lower court’s injunction. This means that the law can come into effect now. According to the ACLU, the court filed the proceedings independently without a request from the state.
With this decision, the state can ban all abortions once the fetal heartbeat is detected by ultrasound. It also redefines “human” throughout Georgia law and includes embryos or fetuses at any stage of development.
- Proponents of the law claim that heartbeats can be detected within 6 weeks of pregnancy before many people know they are pregnant. However, medical experts say that the term heartbeat is misleading because the embryo does not have a developed heart. Instead, ultrasound detects the faint electrical activity of germ cells.
The decision of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals was expected in the wake of the overthrow of the Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade And discover that there is no constitutional right to abortion.
The Court of Appeals also dismissed allegations that the “personality” clause of the law was unconstitutionally ambiguous.
The six-week abortion ban passed in 2019 was previously blocked by district court judges before it came into force. The law was found unconstitutional because it violated the case law. Roe v. Wade case.
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A spark of opinion to protect access to contraception
The House of Representatives will vote on a bill enshrining federal protection against access to contraceptives on Thursday. The Democrats are trying to protect their rights shortly after Judge Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court asked the court to consider it.
Legislative reaction: This is the second vote of the week, essentially the answer to Thomas’ simultaneous opinion overturning the Roe v. Wade decision, and the court will consider decisions on gay marriage, access to contraception, and other issues. I suggested that I want you to do it.
House passed a bill on Tuesday to codify marriage equality, seeking to ensure that same-sex and interracial couples receive the same protection as other couples under federal law. All Democrats and 47 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, and 157 Republicans voted against it.
Currently, the Democratic Party has set up a vote on contraception, arguing that contraception is necessary given the conservative Supreme Court.
- They also want to record Republicans with votes that are likely to be featured in this fall’s mid-term campaign.
- “As some of our colleagues said, we want to keep records of Republicans, but we want to keep them in support of contraception,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). ) To promote the contraceptive rights mentioned at the press conference on Wednesday.
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What we are reading
- Critics are worried that government surveillance of HIV may hurt more than it helps (Kaiser Health News).
- The surge in overdose in pandemics reflects widening racial disparities (New York Times)
- Studies say that many unvaccinated first responders do not trust vaccines (ABC News)
- Critics are worried that government surveillance of HIV may hurt more than it helps (Kaiser Health News).
- The surge in overdose in pandemics reflects widening racial disparities (New York Times)
- Studies say that many unvaccinated first responders do not trust vaccines (ABC News)
State by state
- Covid cases are skyrocketing again. The state has no new plans. (Politico)
- There are numerous abortion clinics in New Mexico. There is also a crisis pregnancy center (19th)
- Texas authorities celebrated the end of abortion rights after reducing postpartum Medicaid extensions (Texas Tribune)
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