FDA Sets Quick Path for Unproven Drugs to Sick
New FDA rules aim to speed access to experimental medicines for life threatening illnesses starting next year. Accelerated approval targets diseases like AIDS and cancer, with broader debate in Congress over lowering standards.
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AMA backs universal health care reform plan in Nashville
The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates approved the Health Access America reform, to be run by a public-private advisory board and aimed at universal care, while opposing global budgeting and raising funding questions. The ACP criticized missing cost controls, and delegates debated self referral ethics amid concerns about patient interests and funding.
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