Biotechs Line Up Backups Amid Uncertainty
In an uncertain environment, biotech companies are pursuing multiple opportunities at the same time, leaning into an old but increasingly popular strategy that gives them leverage and options when striking deals.
Trump Trans Care Order Raises New Legal Risks For Providers
President Donald Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming care for minors is likely to ignite lasting legal conflicts over the limits of presidential power and whether the policy is discriminatory. In the meantime, hospitals are wrestling with what care they can offer families right now and what comes next for those already undergoing treatment.
Politics Swirl Around HIPAA As DOJ Drops Doc Leaker Case
The government's decision in the early days of the Trump administration to drop charges that a Texas surgeon leaked information about minors receiving gender-affirming care to a conservative journalist is raising concerns about the "politicization" of federal health privacy enforcement.
Biotechs Line Up Backups Amid Uncertainty
In an uncertain environment, biotech companies are pursuing multiple opportunities at the same time, leaning into an old but increasingly popular strategy that gives them leverage and options when striking deals.
Trump Trans Care Order Raises New Legal Risks For Providers
President Donald Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming care for minors is likely to ignite lasting legal conflicts over the limits of presidential power and whether the policy is discriminatory. In the meantime, hospitals are wrestling with what care they can offer families right now and what comes next for those already undergoing treatment.
Politics Swirl Around HIPAA As DOJ Drops Doc Leaker Case
The government's decision in the early days of the Trump administration to drop charges that a Texas surgeon leaked information about minors receiving gender-affirming care to a conservative journalist is raising concerns about the "politicization" of federal health privacy enforcement.
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