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CDC Chief’s New Senate Confirmation Raises Questions for Harris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been one of the few health agencies with a leader that didn’t require Senate confirmation. That’s all changing next year.

Steward CEO Won’t Testify in Senate Until Bankruptcy Ends

Steward Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ralph de La Torre has informed senators he won’t participate in an upcoming hearing probing the hospital operator’s failure until after its bankruptcy has concluded.

Lab Trade Group Urges Court to Vacate FDA Test Regulation

The FDA can’t justify its regulation classifying laboratory-developed tests as medical devices because Congress never granted them that authority, a leading lab industry group told a federal court.

Home Healthcare Firms Ask Supreme Court to Review Kickback Case

Illinois home health-care companies urged the US Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s conclusion that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme.

J&J Loses $1 Billion Court Ruling on Surgical Robot Deal

Johnson & Johnson was hit with more than $1 billion in damages Wednesday for breaching its pledge to prioritize two surgical robots it acquired when it bought Auris Health Inc. for $3.4 billion.

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Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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Coordinated Campaign Spending Caps Stand After Appellate Review

The full Sixth Circuit on Thursday declined to touch limits on coordinated spending between political parties and federal candidates in a closely-watched campaign finance case brought by Republicans that appears teed up for review by the US Supreme Court.

Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still Matter?