Rubio Writes to FDA, Warns of America's Dependence on Foreign Pharmaceuticals

Rubio Writes to FDA, Warns of America's Dependence on Foreign Pharmaceuticals

Jackson Bakich
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September 17, 2024
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), alongside Senator Angus King (I-ME), sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, calling for clear standards and industry guidance to “strengthen America’s domestic pharmaceutical supply chain.” This surrounds Sens. Rubio and King’s concern about the FDA’s failure to develop clear regulatory guidelines for manufacturing technologies of […]
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Rubio Addresses Dependence on Foreign Pharmaceuticals

Rubio Addresses Dependence on Foreign Pharmaceuticals

Jackson Bakich
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November 25, 2022
During the initial coronavirus outbreak in 2020, many Americans were shocked to find out that a vast majority of United States’ medicine came from China. In fact, it has become a national security risk. Since 2019, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has led the effort to address this issue, such as combatting supply chain inadequacies and […]
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Florida’s Technology Sector is a Catalyst for Success

Florida’s Technology Sector is a Catalyst for Success

Opinion
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November 29, 2021
Employers, healthcare professionals and countless hard-working citizens across the Sunshine State are dedicating their time and talents to supporting our communities and getting our state back on track. As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses, closed schools and forced thousands of Florida communities to conduct daily life from the confines of their homes, we gained […]
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DeSantis to lift ban on elective medical procedures

DeSantis to lift ban on elective medical procedures

Javier Manjarres
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April 26, 2020
“I think certainly we are going to need to do that,” said DeSantis “These elective procedures really do affect patients health, you are talking about screenings, you are talking about things that are really important.”
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Congress Must Act on Surprise Billing—the Right Way

Congress Must Act on Surprise Billing—the Right Way

Opinion
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November 27, 2019
By Asha Padmanabhan, MD and Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD Patients in Florida and across the U.S. have enough complications and costs to worry about when accessing health care. Unexpected medical bills, however, add an unnecessary burden. Some of these surprise bills show up in the mail weeks, months, or even years after patients receive care that […]
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Metastatic breast cancer patients not getting the legislative support they need to survive

Metastatic breast cancer patients not getting the legislative support they need to survive

Opinion
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November 21, 2019
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was given information about a support group by a social worker. Before I had a chance to go, I found out that I was actually metastatic, meaning the cancer had left my breast and spread to my bones, which is the definition of Stage IV. The next […]
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