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A call for more effective harm reduction strategies in the management of patients with drug-use associated infections, as well as the ongoing opioid epidemic, highlight the need for an integrated subspecialty of infectious disease and addiction medicine.

The state of child care in New Hampshire has always been a tenuous one. In many areas there just aren’t enough open spots for families that are looking for care.A 2018 Center for American Progress analysis found that more than half of Americans live...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional...

Targeted News Service provides Washington Bureau coverage, federal contract and contracting information for awards and for subcontracting opportunities, a congressional vote chart, federal and congressional press releases.

Upcoming Hearings/Markups - October 26 - House Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and...

After creating an exemption from the U.S. cabotage regulations in 2021 for large cruise ships sailin...

Diesel prices soar past $3/gallon For the first time in more than a year, average diesel prices across the U.S. are higher than $3 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. The U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel for the week ending March 1 is $3.072, up 9.9 cents over the previous week. Fuel prices are at their highest mark since the first week of 2020 when prices were at the years high of $3.079, according to DOE. During the most recent week,...

Closing the Skills Gap is Best for America’s Workforce Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08)   Over the past year, millions of people have lost their jobs as the economic consequences of the pandemic continue to be felt. Small businesses are struggling, and individuals are facing long periods of unemployment. Our national response will have to be multifaceted and[...]

Nonprofits Get Limited Relief In Stimulus Deal December 22, 2020 The $900-billion stimulus package approved by Congress in response to the pandemic includes some key measures supported by nonprofit constituencies but some say it doesn’t do enough for the nation’s charities and hope for more Congressional action in 2021. The COVID-19 Relief Bill and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 funds appropriations for the federal government, includes COVID relief and extends expiring tax provisio...