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March 2017
Dollar sign made out of pills float in space.

Most patient advocacy groups accept funding from pharma

by ,  /  2 March 2017

At least 83 percent of the United States’ largest patient advocacy groups take contributions from the drug industry, and not all of them are transparent about it.

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February 2017

Former head of FDA concerned about faster drug approvals

Robert Califf, the just-departed commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, offers his take on the Trump administration’s plans to speed up drug approvals and dramatically reduce regulations at the agency.

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Several arrows have fallen short of their target, which is a pill on a bullseye. This image suggests that a drug targeted towards autism's symptoms has not yet been made.

Why don’t we have better drugs for autism?

by  /  15 February 2017

Clinical trials for autism drugs have been plagued with problems: bad design, the wrong measures, too broad a range of participants. All that is finally starting to change.

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New health secretary could dramatically change U.S. health policy

by ,  /  13 February 2017

The new Health and Human Services secretary could quickly change the course of health policy in the United States, affecting everything from women’s healthcare to tobacco regulation.

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Trading controversy dogs health secretary nominee Tom Price

U.S. Health and Human Services secretary nominee Tom Price showed little restraint in his personal stock trading, despite the fact that a House committee he was on was under investigation.

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Pick for U.S. education secretary rankles autism community

by  /  7 February 2017

Autism researchers and advocates alike are sounding the alarm about Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.

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Webinar: David Mandell explores healthcare, education and autism

 /  29 March 2017

Watch the complete replay of David Mandell’s webinar discussing healthcare, education and autism.

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Vanessa Ramirez sits on a ledge at a college campus

Obamacare repeal could spell healthcare loss for Arizona children

by ,  /  3 February 2017

The Affordable Care Act brought coverage to thousands of children in a state that had one of the highest rates of uninsured minors in the United States.

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Kaiser Permanente fined $2.5 million for missing Medicaid data

by ,  /  1 February 2017

The California Department of Health Care Services says this was the first fine imposed against one of its Medicaid managed care plans since at least 2000.

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New administration stirs angst, activism among autism scientists

by  /  1 February 2017

President Trump’s comments on vaccines’ supposed link to autism and his proposed agency appointments are spurring scientists to take political action.

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