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GOP demands stronger oversight of $45B Biden boost to Obamacare

Republicans are demanding that the Biden administration exercise greater oversight of the massive expansion of Obamacare premium tax credits enacted as part of President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief legislation, a boost that federal budget experts say will cost taxpayers nearly $ 45 billion. “The U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that these subsidies are susceptible… Read More »

Biden to boost small business PPP loan access

President Biden is expected on Monday to announce new measures designed to help small businesses receive Paycheck Protection Program loans and expand the pool of eligible companies. Small businesses have struggled to gain access to the lending program, a marquee government effort to help companies retain employees during the COVID-19 crisis, as they are often… Read More »

AstraZeneca signs on Albany Molecular to help boost COVID-19 shot production

British drugmaker AstraZeneca is on a mission to lock in as many manufacturing partners as possible to support a planned global rollout for its COVID-19 vaccine front-runner. A New York CDMO has now jumped on board, and it will commit its Southwestern facility to help pick up the slack. New York-based Albany Molecular Research will… Read More »

How to live longer: Adding this drink to your daily routine may boost your life expectancy

Long life expectancy could be achieved with the addition of apple cider vinegar in your diet. Apple cider vinegar is a fermented apple drink – it’s made by exposing crushed apples to yeast, which ferments the sugars and turns them into alcohol. Bacteria is then added to further ferment the alcohol, turning it into acetic… Read More »

Medical News Today: Cancer: Using copper to boost immunotherapy

An interdisciplinary group of scientists has successfully destroyed tumor cells in mice by using nano-sized copper compounds alongside immunotherapy. Importantly, the tumors did not return after the treatment ceased. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide — in 2018, it was responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths.… Read More »