Great to see bipartisan progress to secure prioritized FDA support for medical innovation. The pandemic has made it clear: timely user fee reauthorization is a must to ensure the agency can effectively partner with private industry to bring lifesaving products to patients.
ICYMI: Last week was National Public Health Week, with the theme “Building Bridges to Better Health.” Here’s a great blog post from the @ASTHO about the importance of partnerships in achieving #HealthEquity and optimal health for all. https://t.co/5sO6DbFntd
The latest episode of BIO's revamped podcast covers #COVID19#vaccines, dissecting the public's fears and connects with a community leader who is trying to educate people while ensuring that everyone who wants a vaccine can get one https://t.co/ejgAX2BhQz #biotechtotherescue
ICYMI: Former Vermont governor Howard Dean details #BayhDole's vital role in spurring American innovation and explains how misusing the law's march-in rights could jeopardize future R&D. Read the piece in @Newsweek: https://t.co/Bxbj46ylnM
Good: We have a treatment that reduces death and hospitalizations from covid-19 by 70%
Bad: Most patients can't get it. Doctors can't prescribe it. Insurers block it
https://t.co/bwrnKcxxew
@nytopinion But there's a marked surplus of mAbs out there
@maddow has been all over this
Food for thought: @VitalTransform estimates #HR3 impact
- Pharma companies’ earnings down -62%
- Investments in small & emerging biotechs plummet
- 61+ new therapies are not developed (oncology, rare diseases, neurology)
- Eliminate 1M jobs
https://t.co/FVjAbZM1c5
State public health spending in the #US had an overall decline from $80.40 per capita in 2008 to $75.83 in 2018, "leaving states ill-equipped to respond to #COVID19 & other emerging health needs," according to new study in @Health_Affairs.
https://t.co/BDfdkrHsLY
The last 2+ yrs @US_FDA have been some of the most explorative & enlightening of my career. We stood up the tech & data modernization programs, helped launch the #COVID19 Evidence Accelerator, made real progress in big areas like CBD...the list goes on.1/5 https://t.co/oES0CG2f3u
The #Jets are making another add to their defense: DT Sheldon Rankins. The 12th overall pick in 2016 has agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $17 million, source says.
Great to see this--#Biotech can provide solutions for these injustices too! “Every person in the #US has the right to clean air, clean water, & a healthier life no matter how much money they have in their pockets, the color of their skin or their zip code” https://t.co/nUaHSLVgE7
.@Health_Affairs study found that 65 of 100 largest #US#hospitals are not complying with price transparency regulations that were implemented January 1st https://t.co/LxzLz2YneF