FHIweekly 11/28/24: What Kennedy must do to defeat regulatory capture + 22 applicants to expect FL medical marijuana licenses

November 28, 2024 | Volume XV | Issue 48

With leadership change coming to D.C., will there be consensus on AI?

Fierce Healthcare reports:

Health policy staffers gathered last week at the Capitol for a day of discussing AI policy with members of industry, hosted by the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a non-profit AI advocacy group.

The event featured a panel by staffers from leading Senate and House offices who discussed the bipartisan efforts over the last year to learn more about the technology through roundtable discussions in both chambers.

The staffers predicted the next administration would continue to see bipartisan work on AI, aided by President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk...

What Kennedy must do to defeat regulatory capture

Bretigne Shaffer | Opinion

President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services is cause for celebration for anyone who cares about the pharmaceutical industry’s influence over regulatory agencies, and the deleterious effect it has had on the health of Americans.

It is nearly impossible to express just how remarkable and potentially world-changing this is. Only a few years ago, it would have been beyond the imagination of any serious political commentator. Those of us who believe in the freedom of medical choice – and especially those who have been personally harmed by the industry – have every reason to be ecstatic.

But even if Kennedy is confirmed, and even if he manages to implement his ideas, will they be enough to bring about real, lasting, change?

FL tells 22 applicants to expect medical marijuana licenses

News Service of Florida via Health News Florida reports:

Weeks after a ballot measure to allow recreational marijuana failed, Florida health officials announced they intend to award medical cannabis licenses to 22 businesses from among dozens that applied more than a year ago.

The move, posted on the Department of Health’s website Tuesday, sets up what could be drawn out litigation from the applicants that missed out on a rare chance to join the state's medical pot industry.

Transplants involving HIV+ show success: Duke doctors

CBS 17

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A Durham man is about to mark one year since a life-changing liver transplant, a transplant he once worried his HIV diagnosis would prevent him from getting.

Now, Duke doctors say their success with transplants like this one could help pave the way for more HIV-positive patients to donate and receive the gift of life.

This time last year, James Golden was dealing with the effects of severe liver disease. His liver became unable to clear toxins from his blood, which caused a condition called hepatic encephalopathy.

Watch the video HERE.

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