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At a time when political consensus is hard to find, Californians overwhelmingly agree on one thing: Healthcare needs to be more affordable. But the message isn’t resonating among legislators in Sacramento

Harbor tug boats guide Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at the Naval Base in Guam on December 11, 2025. Valerie Lynn Maigue/US Navy/File See all topics

CHARLESTON – Officials with the West Virginia Department of Health are working quickly to make sure the nearly $200 million first-year award for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program is obligated by an Oct. 31 deadline, but lawmakers had questions about current contracts

SOURCE / COMPANIES US lawmakers’ request for information from DoorDash on use of Chinese AI models ‘politically driven,’ reflects growing anxiety over tech hegemony

Bills No. … have been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada.15428 and No.15429, who propose banning the sale of products high in sugar, salt, and saturated fats within a 400-meter radius of educational institutions. The authors of the initiative explain the need for such restrictions by citing the rising prevalence of childhood obesity and international practice.…

Tokyo, July 24 (Jiji Press)–A suprapartisan study group of Japanese lawmakers Friday proposed using artificial intelligence and digital technology to promote reform measures for the Diet, the country’s parliament

Los legisladores de Kentucky están considerando expandir la Ley de Derecho a Intentar del estado, que permitiría a más pacientes acceder a tratamientos experimentales no aprobados por la FDA, incluyendo aquellos con enfermedades graves que no sean necesariamente terminales. Los defensores de esta expansión argumentan que daría a los pacientes y sus familias opciones adicionales…

Lawmakers pushed for more regulations and safety standards on popular weight loss medications, including GLP-1 prescriptions at an event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind., touted the Safe Drugs Act, legislation that would require compounding pharmacies to follow the same regulations as traditional drug manufacturers. Compounding pharmacies are large drug manufacturers, typically…

When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman, he said California would “not ever” allow “extremist politicians” to punish its doctors

When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman, he said California would “not ever” allow “extremist politicians” to punish its doctors