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Days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf slammed “the kind of divisive and hateful language that we’ve seen on Twitter in recent days” as unacceptable.

More than a year after Gov. Kathy Hochul first declared a state of emergency due to health care staffing shortages, some facilities say their staffing levels have yet to fully recover from pandemic-era departures.

The turmoil at the industry group comes as Democrats are set to implement one of the most sweeping drug reform packages in the past decade.

Laboratory-developed tests are increasingly used to diagnose complex diseases or to determine if a cancer patient is a match for an immunotherapy.

FDA advisers voted in favor of pulling preterm-birth drug Makena from the market last week.

Many state Medicaid offices are stymieing the use of remote patient care, refusing coverage for low-income residents who suffer from chronic diseases at higher rates than Americans with private insurance, POLITICO’s Ruth Reader reports.

The vote caused a stir on social media after Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson incorrectly claimed earlier this week that it would trigger mandates for students.

Pennsylvania lawmaker Todd Stephens, a Republican who has long counted on Democrats to help get him into office, is finding that his party’s opposition to abortion overshadows his support of abortion rights.

Public commenters will kick off Tuesday’s meeting, followed by Covis making its arguments for staying on the market and the FDA and advisory committee members questioning the company.

A panel of independent expert advisers will meet starting today to decide whether to recommend that Makena remain available for at least some patients.