CPDD Newsletter – November 2018

November 2018 Newsletter Prepared by Van Scoyoc Associates     FDA REEVALUATING HOW IT APPROVES NEW OPIOIDS On November 2, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the agency is reevaluating the way it assesses new opioids after regulators approved a controversial...

11.26.18 – 11.30.18 Health Wrap Up

11.26.18 – 11.30.18 Health Wrap Up Please find below a summary of the latest major health policy developments in Washington this week. Please let us know if you have any questions. BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS FY19 Appropriations With the current continuing resolution...

NABR Alert – 11.29.18

 VA-Funded ILAR Committee Appears to Lack Appropriate Expertise; Comment NOW! The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has contracted a study by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) entitled, “Assessment of the Care and Use of Dogs in Research Funded by...

FBR SmartBrief – 11.28.2018

Airlines, DOT must do the right thing and support lifesaving research | Commentary: VA secretary stands up for science, veterans | Animal research advances effort to develop HIV vaccine   Web Version November 28, 2018 SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD TOP STORIES Airlines, DOT must...

FBR SmartBrief – 11.21.18

Non-human primates are irreplaceable in stem cell research | Monkeys exposed to wildfire smoke as babies show lung damage later in life | Gene therapy tested in mice, NHPs targets type of ALS Created for Gellerellen@gmail.com |  Web Version November 21, 2018 SIGN...