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Prostate cancer

Adding MRI to Prostate Cancer Testing Improves Accuracy, NIH Study Says

Combining a traditional 12-point biopsy with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to findings from a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Updates From Capitol Hill

FDA Requires New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packages, Advertisements

FDA Requires New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packages, Advertisements

HHS Changes Regulatory Action During COVID-19 Pandemic

HHS Changes Regulatory Action During COVID-19 Pandemic

ONS Meets With Trump; COVID-19 and Patients With Cancer; Senators Weigh COVID-19 Action

ONS Meets With Trump; COVID-19 and Patients With Cancer; Senators Weigh COVID-19 Action

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

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

NIDA Calls for Further Cannabis Research in Congress Testimony

NIDA Calls for Further Cannabis Research in Congress Testimony

State Legislatures Are Incubators for Advocacy Advancement

Cancer healthcare advocacy

State Legislatures Are Incubators for Advocacy Advancement

Genomic Data Changes Care for Cancer Survivors

Genetics & genomics

Genomic Data Changes Care for Cancer Survivors

PCORI Reauthorization Funds Program Through 2029

PCORI Reauthorization Funds Program Through 2029

Community Support Makes a Difference in HIV/AIDS Treatment

Community Support Makes a Difference in HIV/AIDS Treatment

Healthcare Coverage Linked to Racial and Ethnic Cancer Disparities

Healthcare Coverage Linked to Racial and Ethnic Cancer Disparities

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

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

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

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

FDA Revamps Anti-Smoking, Vaping Initiative

FDA Revamps Anti-Smoking, Vaping Initiative

February 27, 2020

AACN Initiative Gives Nurses a Voice Through Voting

AACN Initiative Gives Nurses a Voice Through Voting

February 26, 2020

World Gets Closer to Identifying Cancer’s Genomic Drivers

Genetics & genomics

World Gets Closer to Identifying Cancer’s Genomic Drivers

February 25, 2020

Abandoning E-Cigarettes; Lymphedema Bill Stalls; Global Cancer Cases

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Abandoning E-Cigarettes; Lymphedema Bill Stalls; Global Cancer Cases

February 24, 2020

Nurses Lead Charge for HPV Prevention

Nurses Lead Charge for HPV Prevention

February 24, 2020

Vaping Ban; Bipartisan Drug Plan; Tobacco Regulation Agency

Vaping Ban; Bipartisan Drug Plan; Tobacco Regulation Agency

February 17, 2020

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

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

February 17, 2020

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

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

February 10, 2020

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

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

February 04, 2020

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

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

January 27, 2020

Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21

Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21

January 23, 2020

HRSA Releases National Survey on RNs

HRSA Releases National Survey on RNs

January 22, 2020

January Is Cervical Health Awareness Month

January Is Cervical Health Awareness Month

January 21, 2020

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

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

January 21, 2020

WHO Developing State of the World’s Nursing Report

WHO Developing State of the World’s Nursing Report

January 20, 2020

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

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

January 13, 2020

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

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

January 01, 2020

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

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

December 19, 2019

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

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

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

December 09, 2019

Trump Vaping Meeting; Drug Pricing Stalemate; DC Sues Juul

Trump Vaping Meeting; Drug Pricing Stalemate; DC Sues Juul

December 02, 2019

NINR Acting Director; Vaping Flavor Ban; Drug Pricing 2020

NINR Acting Director; Vaping Flavor Ban; Drug Pricing 2020

November 25, 2019

CDC Promotes Lung Cancer Screening Awareness and Prevention

CDC Promotes Lung Cancer Screening Awareness and Prevention

November 21, 2019

WHO Reports First Global HPV Vaccine Data

Cancer prevention

WHO Reports First Global HPV Vaccine Data

November 20, 2019

AHRQ Releases Free Resources to Engage Patients, Families in Care

Patient resources

AHRQ Releases Free Resources to Engage Patients, Families in Care

November 19, 2019

CMS Expands Project to Fight Opioid Abuse

CMS Expands Project to Fight Opioid Abuse

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

November 17, 2019

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

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

November 14, 2019

Sharpless Returns to NCI; Vape Shop Exemption; Single-Payer State Health Care

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Sharpless Returns to NCI; Vape Shop Exemption; Single-Payer State Health Care

November 11, 2019

Medicare Cancer Screening; ACA Remains Strong; Medicare for All Cost

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Advanced Cancer Screening Coverage; ACA Remains Strong; Medicare for All Cost

November 04, 2019

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

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

November 01, 2019

Vaping Tax; Expensive Compression Garments; ACA Premiums Fall

Cancer risk factors

Vaping Tax; Expensive Compression Garments; ACA Premiums Fall

October 28, 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

October 28, 2019

Vincristine Shortage; Democrat Healthcare Vote; Cummings Drug Bill

Prescription medication

Vincristine Shortage; Democrat Healthcare Vote; Cummings Drug Bill

October 21, 2019

Majority Favors Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

Majority Favors Lowering Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

October 16, 2019

CDC Estimates That 92% of HPV-Related Cancers Could Be Prevented

Cancer prevention

CDC Estimates That 92% of HPV-Related Cancers Could Be Prevented

October 16, 2019

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