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    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
    nursing professional development
    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
    January 22, 2021
    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
    Treatment side effects
    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
    December 18, 2020
    In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
    Nurse staffing
    In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
    December 11, 2020
    Nursing Innovation Links Rural Facilities to Resources and Experts to Provide High-Quality Care Across the Country
    Access to cancer care
    Nursing Innovation Links Rural Facilities to Resources and Experts to Provide High-Quality Care Across the Country
    December 04, 2020
    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists
    Oncology nurse influence
    Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists
    November 27, 2020
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    Senate Bill Addresses PPE Shortage
    Personal protective equipment (PPE)

    Senate Bill Addresses PPE Shortage

    As the country sees dramatic spikes in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in fall 2020, political leaders are seeking to find solutions to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers on the front lines. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Protect Our Heroes Act of 2020 to increase the production of PPE and spur oversight into the supply and distribution of these necessary medical supplies. 

    December 16, 2020
    AMA, AHA, ANA Send Trump Administration Letter Encouraging Transition
    Health Policy

    AMA, AHA, ANA Send Trump Administration Letter Encouraging Transition

    The Biden transition team needs full cooperation and all critical information regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus, he American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Nurses Association (ANA) said in a November 2020 letter to the Trump administration.  

    December 11, 2020
    NIH Turns 80, Shares FDR’s Timeless Message
    Health Policy

    NIH Turns 80, Shares FDR’s Timeless Message

    October 31, 2020, marked an important milestone in American public health: the 80th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s dedication of the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. 

    November 30, 2020
    Annual Survey Shows Youth Vaping Is Still National Epidemic
    Health Policy

    Annual Survey Shows Youth Vaping Is Still a National Epidemic

    In 2020, the number of middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes decreased by 1.8 million compared to 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported in the results of the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey. However, the results also showed that youth tobacco use is still an epidemic in the United States.

    September 21, 2020
    How the CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Laws Affect Nursing and Health Care
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    How the CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Laws Affect Nursing and Health Care

    Like cancer, viruses know no political parties, no country boundaries, and no personal attributes. As the COVID-19 coronavirus spread in an infectious wave across the earth in record time, it decimated economies and devastated populations. To defend their countries against an invisible enemy, governments around the world stepped in with unprecedented command.

    June 18, 2020
    Proposed Bill Would Expand Health Workforce in Underserved Communities
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Proposed Bill Would Expand Health Workforce in Underserved Communities

    The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced elected officials and political leaders to reevaluate the provision of health care in the United States. To address inequal access to care and representation among health professionals, on April 24, 2020, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Democratic Whip and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Health Heroes 2020 Act, a bicameral piece of legislation.

    June 10, 2020
    Healthcare for All Is a Competing Idea in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Healthcare for All Is a Competing Idea in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

    When standing up for patients, championing treatments, or stopping an unfair process, nurses speak truth to power. Being on the front lines is part of every nurse’s routine, but many shy away from engaging in the policy world under similar circumstances that affect the profession, patients, and peers. It doesn’t have to be that way. Nurses can educate themselves on the candidates and policy issues and lend their voice to the political conversation.

    May 21, 2020
    House Tells FDA to Ban E-Cigarettes During COVID-19
    COVID-19

    House Tells FDA to Ban E-Cigarettes During COVID-19

    On April 1, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to clear the market of e-cigarettes because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It was responding to FDA’s request to give e-cigarette manufacturers four additional months to submit applications to stay on the market before enforcing a ban.  

    April 28, 2020
    Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Flavored Tobacco Are Reversing 20 Years of Decreasing Smoking Rates
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Flavored Tobacco Are Reversing 20 Years of Decreasing Smoking Rates

    The public push for a transformation in tobacco policy began with a persistent legislator seeking real change. Opening his historic congressional hearing in 1994, U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) said, “The truth is that cigarettes are the single most dangerous consumer product ever sold. Nearly a half million Americans die every year as a result of tobacco. This is an astounding, almost incomprehensible statistic. Imagine our nation’s outrage if two fully loaded jumbo jets crashed each day, killing all aboard. Yet that is the same number of Americans that cigarettes kill every 24 hours. Sadly, this deadly habit begins with our kids. Each day 3,000 children will begin smoking. In many cases they become hooked quickly and develop a life-long addiction that is nearly impossible to break.” 

    April 23, 2020
    Healthcare Leaders Release Open Letter on Coronavirus; Nurses Share Realities of COVID; Hospitals Use Telemedicine Amid Pandemic
    Health Policy

    Healthcare Leaders Release Open Letter on Coronavirus; Nurses Share Realities of COVID; Hospitals Use Telemedicine Amid Pandemic

    A day after President Donald Trump was considering lifting some of the quarantine mandates, healthcare leaders from the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association (ANA) released an open letter urging Americans to stay home.

    March 30, 2020
    FDA Requires New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packages, Advertisements
    Health Policy

    FDA Requires New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packages, Advertisements

    Change at the federal level takes time and perseverance. Thanks to great effort from the smoking cessation community—including ONS—the federal government is updating package and advertising warning for tobacco products for the first time since 1984. Advocates have been calling on agencies to exercise authority over tobacco products along with their marketing and distribution, and on March 17, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule requiring new health warning labels for cigarette packages and advertisements.

    March 25, 2020
    HHS Changes Regulatory Action During COVID-19 Pandemic
    Health Policy

    HHS Changes Regulatory Action During COVID-19 Pandemic

    The alarmingly quick spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has put a strain on the U.S. healthcare system, including the availability of personal protective equipment and other safety resources. The speed at which the virus spreads requires an even swifter response from federal agencies, government officials, and public health experts to combat the disease. To cut the red tape and accelerate data collection, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has used statutory authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act to survey Health Resources and Services Administration healthcare institutions to understand the current COVID-19 response, challenges institutions are facing, and ways to help.

    March 24, 2020
    Prescription Drug Proposal; COVID-19 Safety Legislation; Drug Costs Outpace Inflation
    Health Policy

    Prescription Drug Proposal; COVID-19 Safety Legislation; Drug Costs Outpace Inflation

    Drug pricing is a top legislative issue for Congress, and amid rising COVID-19 concerns, health policy topics are more pressing than ever. On March 5, Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced the Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America’s Seniors and Families Act of 2020, which would allow Medicare to negotiate prices after a drug’s patent expires as well as cap out-of-pocket prescription spending for seniors at $3,100 per year.

    March 16, 2020
    NIDA Calls for Further Cannabis Research in Congress Testimony
    Health Policy

    NIDA Calls for Further Cannabis Research in Congress Testimony

    Medical cannabis has been approved for use in more than 33 states, many of which have decriminalized its use as well, and a health policy wave has spread across the country through state referendums to ease the burden for legalizing cannabis for health purposes. It’s a different world than it was 30 years ago, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is frequently called to testify before Congress to address concerns and questions from lawmakers.

    March 12, 2020
    Genomic Data Changes Care for Cancer Survivors
    Genetics & genomics

    Genomic Data Changes Care for Cancer Survivors

    Further understanding of the human genome and the proliferation of genetic data has spurred significant advancement in the understanding of the way cancer impacts individuals. To share the crucial work in genetics, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), led by the National Institute for Cancer (NCI), has compiled survivor stories from patients who have benefited from cutting-edge genomic technology. Their stories illustrate and contribute to the ongoing successes brought on by NIH’s genomic efforts.

    March 12, 2020
    PCORI Reauthorization Funds Program Through 2029
    Health Policy

    PCORI Reauthorization Funds Program Through 2029

    Patient-centered research is vital in the effort to move the needle in cancer care, and nurse researchers rely on funding from organizations like the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support new and ongoing studies. In December 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Further Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865), extending funding for PCORI through fiscal year 2029.

    March 11, 2020
    Community Support Makes a Difference in HIV/AIDS Treatment
    Health Policy

    Community Support Makes a Difference in HIV/AIDS Treatment

    Since 1981, more than 700,000 Americans have died from HIV/AIDS. Nearly 32 million people have died worldwide, and experts suggest that almost 38 million are currently infected with the virus. In the decades since the disease was first discovered, HIV/AIDS treatments have advanced, providing patients with a chance to manage a once-deadly diagnosis. With an active and outspoken community of advocates, patients with HIV/AIDS have seen a swell of support.

    March 11, 2020
    Healthcare Coverage Linked to Racial and Ethnic Cancer Disparities
    Health Policy

    Healthcare Coverage Linked to Racial and Ethnic Cancer Disparities

    Uninsured women or women on Medicaid are at a greater risk to develop advanced stage III breast cancer compared to women with health insurance, according to the results of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study reported in JAMA Oncology. Naomi Ko, MD, and Gregory Calip, PhD, noted that up to 47% of racial and ethnic disparities in advanced stage breast cancer could be mitigated by health insurance coverage.

    March 10, 2020
    Supreme Court ACA Case; Cancer Moonshot; COVID-19 Outbreak
    Health Policy

    Supreme Court ACA Case; Cancer Moonshot; COVID-19 Outbreak

    As part of its focus to dismantle the 2010 healthcare law, the GOP repealed the Affordable Care Act individual mandate in 2017. Republican state attorneys general then challenged the law’s constitutionality in a series of lower court cases, and the most recent has been lingering in federal courts for more than a year. On March 2, the Supreme Court agreed to take up the issue, marking the third time the law will be heard at the highest court in the country.  

    March 09, 2020
    Title VIII Support; Trump's 2021 Federal Budget; Ineffective E-Cigarette Ban
    Health Policy

    Title VIII Support; Trump's 2021 Federal Budget; Ineffective E-Cigarette Ban

    When oncology nurses speak, people listen. An op-ed column published February 24, 2020, written by ONS member Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, FAAN, outlined the potential harm to the future of health care and the nursing profession if the Trump administration’s budget cuts are approved. As an oncology nurse, Phillips’ insights have made a difference in Washington before, and she explained that the budget cuts could target key funding for items like nursing development and workforce programs.

    March 02, 2020
    FDA Revamps Anti-Smoking, Vaping Initiative
    Health Policy

    FDA Revamps Anti-Smoking, Vaping Initiative

    The growing rates of teen vaping and e-cigarette use have been a focal point at the national legislative level for the past several years. From the U.S. surgeon general’s youth vaping epidemic announcement to the investigation of vaping industry leader Juul, congressional representatives have been busy addressing the issue.

    February 27, 2020
    AACN Initiative Gives Nurses a Voice Through Voting
    Health Policy

    AACN Initiative Gives Nurses a Voice Through Voting

    During the Year of the Nurse, many organizations are finding ways to promote and champion the expertise and experiences that make up the most trusted profession in the United States. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is focusing on ways nurses will affect the upcoming presidential election, ensuring nursing professionals are registered, educated, and ready to vote in 2020.

    February 26, 2020
    World Gets Closer to Identifying Cancer’s Genomic Drivers
    Genetics & genomics

    World Gets Closer to Identifying Cancer’s Genomic Drivers

    Although most cancers contain four to five driver mutations, those drivers remain unknown for about 5% of cancers, according to results of a series of studies examining genomes from 38 different cancer types. The international Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Consortium reported the findings in a collection of 23 articles published in Nature and other affiliated journals.

    February 25, 2020
    Nurses Lead Charge for HPV Prevention
    Health Policy

    Nurses Lead Charge for HPV Prevention

    Only 65% of all U.S. teens have received the first dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine—and only 48.6% of those teens are up to date with the series of HPV vaccinations. Studies have shown the HPV vaccination is effective at reducing the rates of cervix, vaginal, anal, and penile cancers. HPV vaccination rates have become a national health prevention priority, and oncology nurses can help lead the discussion about ways to prevent more than 90% of all HPV-related cancers.

    February 24, 2020
    Vaping Ban; Bipartisan Drug Plan; Tobacco Regulation Agency
    Health Policy

    Vaping Ban; Bipartisan Drug Plan; Tobacco Regulation Agency

    Despite restrictive legislation raising the age of purchase for tobacco products to 21, vaping remains a top legislative concern, and some believe that vaping restrictions are already out of date. For nearly two decades, youth smoking rates were on the decline. After e-cigarette companies like Juul brought their products to market, those rates have seen a sharp uptick and led the U.S. surgeon general to declare a youth smoking epidemic. Although some progress has been made, the issue remains a top priority for organizations like ONS and its members.

    February 17, 2020
    Today, More Than Ever, Nurses Are Imperative to the World of Healthcare Advocacy
    Health Policy

    Today, More Than Ever, Nurses Are Imperative to the World of Healthcare Advocacy

    By all accounts, the 2020 political environment is one of the most contentious in American history. The two parties that dominate the political system, liberal and conservative, are even more entrenched in their separate ideals and doubling down during the presidential election cycle. The federal budget, immigration, and health care are the top issues discussed around the watercooler, kitchen table, and coffee shops—and of course the president’s impeachment is looming large.

    February 17, 2020
    Health Care at Iowa Caucus; FDA Biologic Market; Flavored E-Cigarette Pod Ban
    Health Policy

    Health Care at Iowa Caucus; FDA Biologic Market; Flavored E-Cigarette Pod Ban

    The Iowa Democratic Caucus did not go as smoothly as the political prognosticators expected. Most news outlets are only reporting the level of dysfunction with a voting app that delayed the final numbers significantly, but beneath that is one truth that still rings true: Americans want solutions to their healthcare problems. Health care remained the number one policy issue for 41% of caucus attendees, an astoundingly high rate that beat every other issue handedly.

    February 10, 2020
    Medicaid Block Grants; Technology Addresses Nursing Shortage; Surprise Billing Deal
    Health Policy

    Medicaid Block Grants; Technology Addresses Nursing Shortage; Surprise Billing Deal

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been trying to find new avenues to implement a conservative approach to Medicaid spending at the state level. At the end of January 2020, the agency introduced a program that enables states to convert funding into block grants and determine how best to allocate health funding in their own jurisdictions.

    February 04, 2020
    Trump's Pre-Existing Condition Record; Geography Affects Insurance Status; State Vaping Regulations
    Health Policy

    Trump's Pre-Existing Condition Record; Geography Affects Insurance Status; State Vaping Regulations

    The pre-existing condition coverage component of the Affordable Care Act is a bipartisan plank that connects every policy conversation about health care. Public opinion overwhelmingly supports maintaining clauses to protect coverage for those with pre-existing conditions—like cancer—through treatment and survivorship, particularly as people change jobs and insurance companies.

    January 27, 2020
    Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21
    Health Policy

    Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21

    Smoking cessation efforts had been gaining ground for decades. Tobacco use and smoking rates were dropping, year after year, as prevention and awareness campaigns worked to codify the dangers of tobacco. People weren’t just quitting smoking; people were avoiding the habit altogether—until the advent of vaping. Reversing a decade-long decline in smoking rates, e-cigarettes and vaping products have engendered an entirely new generation of would-be smokers to pick up the habit. Targeting underage users, the vaping industry experienced a boom. The issue grew with such ferocity that the U.S. Surgeon General declared a youth vaping epidemic in 2019.

    January 23, 2020
    HRSA Releases National Survey on RNs
    Health Policy

    HRSA Releases National Survey on RNs

    To better understand the demands and demographics of the larger RN community, the Health Resources Services Agency (HRSA) compiled data from the National Sample Survey of RNs (NSSRN). Released in January 2020, the report is a compendium of information and questions RNs have answered about different aspects of the life and work. The data collected since 1977 provides insight into the latest trends and future workforce projections, and HRSA uses it to help allocate workforce resources.

    January 22, 2020
    January Is Cervical Health Awareness Month
    Health Policy

    January Is Cervical Health Awareness Month

    In 2020, approximately 13,800 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Prevention and screening are critical to reducing its incidence, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an awareness campaign in January in recognition of Cervical Health Awareness Month. The movement educates women about cervical cancer risks, how and when to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the vaccine’s impact on cancer rates, and how to promote awareness.

    January 21, 2020
    NCI Budget Boost; Ending Surprise Medical Billing; Supreme Court ACA Hearing
    Health Policy

    NCI Budget Boost; Ending Surprise Medical Billing; Supreme Court ACA Hearing

    The push and pull of budget negotiations makes for great headlines, but more important is the outcome when lawmakers finally arrive at a consensus. Earlier in December, the National Institutes of Health announced a $2.6 billion overall increase in funding, including a $297 million increase to the National Cancer Institutes (NCI), for fiscal year 2020.

    January 21, 2020
    WHO Developing State of the World’s Nursing Report
    Health Policy

    WHO Developing State of the World’s Nursing Report

    In celebration and recognition of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife.” As part of this initiative, WHO is holding seminars, publishing papers, and is developing the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing report which will release at the 73rd World Health Assembly.

    January 20, 2020
    FDA Vaping Regulations; CMS Scope of Practice; APPs Improve Health Care
    Health Policy

    FDA Vaping Regulations; CMS Scope of Practice; APPs Improve Health Care

    Congress returned from the winter holiday season to an administrative announcement partially curtailing flavored e-cigarettes and vaping mechanisms. Additionally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began the year with the announcement of a new policy prioritizing enforcement against certain unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products to help curb the youth smoking epidemic. However, to the chagrin of the smoking cessation community, FDA is still allowing menthol and traditional tobacco flavors to be sold as usual, and reports have indicated that teens and other underage users will still opt for traditional products if they’re available.

    January 13, 2020
    FDA Finalizes Enforcement Policy on Unauthorized Flavored Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Finalizes Enforcement Policy on Unauthorized Flavored Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes

    Amid the epidemic levels of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a policy prioritizing enforcement against certain unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to kids, including fruit and mint flavors. Under this policy, companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes (other than tobacco or menthol) within 30 days risk FDA enforcement actions.

    January 06, 2020
    Why It Takes So Long for a Healthcare Bill to Become a Law
    Health Policy

    Why It Takes So Long for a Healthcare Bill to Become a Law

    Constitutional provisions, whose primary purposes are to create obstacles, govern the process that a bill goes through before it becomes law. The founders believed that efficiency was the hallmark of oppressive government, and they wanted to be sure that laws that actually passed all the hurdles were the well-considered result of inspection by many eyes.

    January 01, 2020
    Two ONS Health Policy Priorities Pass the House, Thanks to 2019 Capitol Hill Days
    Health Policy

    Two ONS Health Policy Priorities Pass the House, Thanks to 2019 Capitol Hill Days

    Participants in ONS’s Fourth Annual Capitol Hill Days quickly saw the fruits of their efforts when two ONS priority bills were passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in October 2019. The yearly advocacy, education, and training event, held September 22–24, brought 110 ONS activists to Washington, DC, for two days of sessions, briefings, updates, and meetings. The advocates engaged in 55 hours of intensive political and policy analysis, enabling them to take the Society’s health policy priority agenda to the U.S. Congress and help transform the future of health care in the United States.

    December 19, 2019
    Bill to Lower Drug Costs; Surprise Medical Billing; The Fight Against Vaping
    Health Policy

    Bill to Lower Drug Costs; Surprise Medical Billing; The Fight Against Vaping

    The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, otherwise known as H.R. 3, is a top priority for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). But she’s facing challenges from progressive Democrats on her left more so than the conservative Senate on her right. Watering down provisions in H.R. 3 too much will lose her the votes she needs to pass the bill in the House, but passing a bill that’s too overarching or progressive will allow Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to refuse to take up the legislation at all.

    December 16, 2019
    Drug Importation Resistance; Flavored Vaping Ban; 2020 Candidates Health Policy
    Prescription medication

    Drug Importation Resistance; Flavored Vaping Ban; 2020 Candidates' Health Policy

    Addressing the rising costs of prescription medications is a key priority for the Trump administration. As patients struggle with the financial burden of high drug prices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing options to import medications from Canada at a lower cost to consumers. However, the plan has major hurdles that FDA must address before it can become a reality.

    December 09, 2019
    Trump Vaping Meeting; Drug Pricing Stalemate; DC Sues Juul
    Health Policy

    Trump Vaping Meeting; Drug Pricing Stalemate; DC Sues Juul

    The vaping conversation has drawn the attention of everyone on Capitol Hill, and it’s been a contentious debate so far. Tensions were high at the White House during a meeting with smoking cessation advocates after the Trump administration decided to step back from promises to ban flavored vaping products.

    December 02, 2019
    NINR Acting Director; Vaping Flavor Ban; Drug Pricing 2020
    Health Policy

    NINR Acting Director; Vaping Flavor Ban; Drug Pricing 2020

    In 2018, long-time National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Director Patricia Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN, retired. A national search yielded no new directors, and the National Institutes of Health appointed Principal Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, to serve as acting NINR director. However, when the director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research announced she would retire at the end of 2019, Tabak, who previously served as the dental agency’s director, was appointed as the obvious replacement.

    November 25, 2019
    CMS Expands Project to Fight Opioid Abuse
    Health Policy

    CMS Expands Project to Fight Opioid Abuse

    Throughout the country, Americans have seen the effects of opioid abuse. Rising numbers of overdoses have sent shockwaves through communities from Miami to Seattle and everywhere in between. As such, addressing the national opioid epidemic is still a major priority for the Trump administration.

    November 18, 2019
    FDA Grants Authorization to Eight Smokeless Tobacco Products
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Grants Authorization to Eight Smokeless Tobacco Products

    Tobacco products are under more scrutiny than ever before. With the rise in youth vaping, the advent of flavored e-cigarettes, and the production of other nicotine delivery systems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tightened its review process for new products. The agency is looking to the smoking cessation community, taking insight from the Trump administration, and weighing feedback from other elected officials in the Senate and House of Representatives for ways to protect public health. That said, companies are using technology to create new tobacco-based products, and FDA must find ways to assess harm while balancing free market interests.

    November 17, 2019
    NCI’s 2021 Budget Plan Showcases Its Promise to Provide for, Foster, and Aid Cancer Research
    Health Policy

    NCI’s 2021 Budget Plan Showcases Its Promise to Provide for, Foster, and Aid Cancer Research

    Once considered a death sentence, a cancer diagnosis was distressing and difficult on many levels. However, for the past 50 years the United States has been committed to finding treatments and cures for cancer; we have turned a corner, reversing devastating trends and changing the prognosis to one of survivorship for many.

    November 14, 2019
    U.S. House of Representatives Passes Two ONS Priority Bills
    Health Policy

    U.S. House of Representatives Passes Two ONS Priority Bills

    ONS is a critical voice in the advocacy arena, helping to steward bills that are important to the future of oncology nursing practice and successful patient-centered care. On October 28, 2019, two ONS priority bills—the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 647) and the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 728)—passed the U.S. House of Representatives with unanimous bipartisan support.

    November 01, 2019
    Texas Nurses Show Advocacy in Action by Bringing the Message Home to Policymakers
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Texas Nurses Show Advocacy in Action by Bringing the Message Home to Policymakers

    As the largest ONS chapter in the United States with more than 2,000 members, the Houston ONS Chapter is primed to make an impact with the state’s lawmakers. In August 2019, chapter members did just that, combining forces with other local chapters for a pilot event featuring ONS policy education and advocacy training deep in the heart of Texas. Almost 100 ONS members participated to get support and education to speak with decision makers about the needs of the profession as well as the patients oncology nurses serve.

    October 28, 2019
    Majority Favors Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
    Health Policy

    Majority Favors Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

    The evidence is clear: Nicotine is an addictive substance. Even current smokers acknowledge its power, and addiction information is required in advertisements and product promotions. Despite tobacco’s known issues, people still smoke at alarming rates. With vaping, e-cigarettes, and flavored tobacco being introduced to younger and younger consumers, youth smoking is on the rise for the first time in decades.

    October 16, 2019
    Teen E-Cigarette Use Doubles as Federal Agencies Publicly Address Epidemic
    Health Policy

    Teen E-Cigarette Use Doubles as Federal Agencies Publicly Address Epidemic

    The youth vaping epidemic has dominated headlines since the U.S. surgeon general elevated the issue to the nation’s spotlight. In a 2019 survey of junior high and high school students, the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA)—an arm of National Institutes of Health—found that the rate of e-cigarette use had doubled since 2017.

    October 15, 2019
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