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Pharma erupts as Biden administration backs waiver of vaccine patent rights

The Biden administration’s call to waive patent rights for coronavirus vaccines sparked vociferous opposition from drugmakers and pharma industry groups, which quickly claimed the move will discourage future drug research and do little to increase supply.  Activists, who have pressured the administration for months on the issue, argue a waiver is needed to begin removing… Read More »

Texas Democrats eye elusive Medicaid expansion under Biden White House

Texas Democrats feel emboldened under the Biden administration to advance Medicaid expansion legislation in the majority red state. Texas is one of 12 states that have yet to expand access to health benefits under Medicaid, which mostly serves children, people with disabilities, and the very poor. President Joe Biden has granted those states greater financial… Read More »

Twitter drags Meghan McCain for saying Biden should fire Dr. Fauci

Loading the player… Meghan McCain is no stranger to causing an uproar for making unpopular statements, and her latest comments about Dr. Anthony Fauci has once again made her a trending topic. During Monday’s episode of The View, McCain had strong words for the nation’s top infectious disease expert, who serves as director of the National… Read More »

Biden says U.S. will seek to ‘end cancer as we know it’ after Covid pandemic

President Joe Biden said Friday that once the coronavirus pandemic has been defeated, his administration will target another deadly disease: cancer. “I want you to know that, once we beat Covid, we’re going to do everything we can to end cancer as we know it,” Biden said in a speech after touring Pfizer’s massive coronavirus… Read More »