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According to emails, the February 2020 paper, written to disprove the lab-leak theory, was crafted under Dr. Fauci’s prompting with his final approval before publication, say House Republicans.

The Cancer Moonshot aims to enhance the lives of individuals and families dealing with and surviving cancer, lower the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the following 25 years, and ultimately put an end to cancer as we currently know it. In order to mobilize the federal government, the President established the first-ever Cancer Cabinet last year. He urged people, healthcare professionals, and leaders from various sectors to step up and take action in five key priority areas: (1) close the screening gap; (2) comprehend and address environmental exposure; (3) lessen the impact of preventable cancers; (4) bring cutting-edge research through the pipeline to patients and communities; and (5) support patients and their care. Here is the list of 13 more initiatives to go along with the already-introduced 25 programs, policies, and resources to address these five priority areas.

This physician sounds the alarm on CDC’s ill-founded mandates for mandatory masking, citing the recent Cochrane Review.

It may not come as a surprise that there are so many doctors running for politics given that healthcare is a major legislative priority. According to the Patients Action Network of the American Medical Association, 19 doctors are currently serving in the 118th Congress. The task ahead for these 19 congressional representatives will be challenging. The AMA is concentrated on stopping Medicare payment cuts and implementing prior authorization reform among the myriad healthcare concerns facing the nation.

The $1.7 trillion spending bill signed by the president dramatically mitigates the expected cuts in Medicare payments. But any cut will still put an untenable strain on specialties like family medicine.