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California schools to require masks for fall classes — despite CDC guidance

California plans to require masks for all students in the fall despite guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says vaccinated students and teachers don’t need to wear them amid proper physical distancing.  State health officials said the requirement will allow for full-time in-person learning and for all students to be… Read More »

Senate cannabis hearing shows challenges to rewriting pot laws despite growing support in Congress

A much-hyped congressional hearing on easing cannabis banking restrictions served as a reminder Tuesday that reforming pot laws remains an uphill battle in Congress despite growing bipartisan support among lawmakers. The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hosted a hearing titled “Challenges for Cannabis and Banking: Outside Perspectives.” Lawmakers, industry executives and advocates… Read More »

Telemedicine use for treating substance use disorder remains low, despite unmet need

Despite the enormous unmet need for treatment of substance use disorders and the promise of telemedicine to fill some of the gaps in care, the tool remains woefully underused, according to research led by investigators from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School. The study, published in the December issue of Health Affairs, analyzed patterns… Read More »

Sanofi's dengue shot Dengvaxia wins FDA priority review despite controversial past

Sanofi has weathered controversy with its world-first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, but the company is pressing ahead, and on Tuesday said the FDA had not only accepted its application for approval, but also granted a priority review.  The FDA is set to decide on Sanofi’s vaccine by May 1, 2019. In granting the priority review, the FDA determined… Read More »