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    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    Oncology nurse education
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    January 13, 2023
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    Pancreatic cancer
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    Cancer treatments
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    Patient safety
    Post-Flooding Natural Disaster Cancer Considerations and Patient Education Points
    September 28, 2022
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    Radiation therapy
    Can Patients Use Continuous Glucose Monitors During Radiation Therapy for Cancer?
    August 19, 2022
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    CMS Releases Memo on Workplace Violence Requirements for Hospitals
    Nurse well-being

    CMS Releases Memo on Workplace Violence Requirements for Hospitals

    To combat the increasing incidence of healthcare workplace violence, hospitals must “identify patients at risk for intentional harm to self or others, identify environmental safety risks for such patients, and provide education and training for staff and volunteers” so that workers can deliver care in a safe setting, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS) Quality, Safety, and Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey and Operations Group (SOG) said in a November 2022 memo.

    January 26, 2023
    Legislators Introduce Bill for Cancer Survivorship
    Cancer health policy

    Legislators Introduce Bill for Cancer Survivorship

    U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act in December 2022 to address gaps in survivorship care and formulate standards to improve quality of cancer care and navigation needs of survivors.

    January 25, 2023
    NINR Promotes Nursing Research to Achieve Health Equity
    Research

    NINR Promotes Nursing Research to Achieve Health Equity

    To address and achieve equity in health care, in fall 2022 the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) began offering new funding opportunities for research studies aligned with the scientific framework outlined in the institute’s 2022–2026 strategic plan. The grants are available cyclically with three application periods per year.

    January 24, 2023
    Cancer Hits Home for NCI Director Bertagnolli
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Cancer Hits Home for NCI Director Bertagnolli

    In a December 2022 statement, Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, National Cancer Institute director,  announced that she was diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and that her prognosis is favorable. She said she is enrolled in a clinical trial centered around her diagnosis to contribute to the cancer knowledge base and advance care.

    January 23, 2023
    Healthcare Economics Through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and Beyond
    Health Policy

    Healthcare Economics Through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and Beyond

    Sick. Americans are literally sick of the financial burden vulnerable patients endure because of high out-of-pocket, healthcare-related costs. The complicated and convoluted issue has no easy solution.

    January 19, 2023
    Oncology Nurse Joins Panel to Discuss Solutions to Advance Equitable Cancer Care for the LGBTQ+ Community
    Special Populations

    Oncology Nurse Joins Panel to Discuss Solutions to Advance Equitable Cancer Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

    ONS member Ryne Wilson, DNP, RN, OCN®, care coordinator at University of Minnesota Physicians, joined an expert panel to discuss policy solutions for advancing equitable cancer care for the LGBTQ+ community during the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Patient Advocacy Summit in December 2022. The panel focused on issues affecting LGBTQ+ people with cancer, including homophobia, transphobia, systemic racism, and social determinants of health.

    January 12, 2023
    Annual Report to the Nation Says Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend
    Cancer research

    Annual Report to the Nation Says Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend

    Overall cancer death rates continued to decline from 2015–2019 among men, women, children, adolescents, and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group, according to the October 2022 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries jointly issue the report each year to monitor cancer trends across society.

    January 11, 2023
    NIH-Funded Studies Show Damaging Effects of Vaping, Smoking on Blood Vessels
    Patient safety

    NIH-Funded Studies Show Damaging Effects of Vaping, Smoking on Blood Vessels

    Long-term use of vaping products can significantly impair the body’s blood vessel functioning, increasing a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers for two studies supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, reported in October 2022. The researchers also found that combined use of e- and regular cigarettes may increase that risk even further than use of either product alone.

    January 10, 2023
    Latest CDC Clinical Practice Guideline Facilitates Safe Use of Opioids for Pain
    Patient safety

    Latest CDC Clinical Practice Guideline Facilitates Safe Use of Opioids for Pain

    Giving providers the latest evidence to inform the safe use and management of opioid prescriptions for cancer-related and other types of short- and long-term pain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated and expanded its recommendations in November 2022. The updated information was published in the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, which replaces the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

    January 09, 2023
    Nurses’ Voices Have Particular Power in Health Policy
    Health Policy

    Nurses’ Voices Have Particular Power in Health Policy

    Midterm elections occurring halfway through a U.S. president’s first cycle are a referendum on that administration’s policies. Unable to take out their frustrations directly with the country’s chief executive, voters historically punish the president’s party at the ballot box. Still, politics is about people, and political scientists discourage attempts to quantify reactions and unexpected results. November 2022’s realignment of the federal power structure was an expected outcome.

    December 22, 2022
    HHS Invests $13 Million to Grow and Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
    Nurse staffing

    HHS Invests $13 Million to Grow and Strengthen the Nursing Workforce

    Making a commitment to equip today’s and future nurses with the knowledge they need to deliver safe, high-quality care, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded $13 million in October 2022 to programs to improve access to. The awarded funds are part of a series of investments the Biden-Harris Administration earmarked to support pathways to nursing jobs.

    December 15, 2022
    Modernized Treatment Approaches for Childhood Cancers Are a Result of COG Clinical Trials
    Cancer research

    Modernized Treatment Approaches for Childhood Cancers Are a Result of COG Clinical Trials

    Significant progress has been made with childhood cancer, especially with the efforts of Children's Oncology Group (COG), but some areas still need attention, Doug Hawkins, MD, COG chair, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded network of researchers and hospitals, explained in a September 2022 interview with NCI.

    December 14, 2022
    OSTP Makes Federally Funded Research Easily Accessible to the Public
    Research

    OSTP Makes Federally Funded Research Easily Accessible to the Public

    The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy updated policy guidance in August 2022 to allow the average American easier access to publications. The new guidance applies to taxpayer-funded research studies and makes the results publicly available for free.

    December 13, 2022
    Lymphedema Treatment Act Passes U.S. House, Seeks Support in U.S. Senate
    Patient advocacy

    Lymphedema Treatment Act Passes U.S. House, Seeks Support in U.S. Senate

    The Lymphedema Treatment Act, a key piece of legislation for ONS’s health policy priorities, passed the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2022. The bill is now in the U.S. Senate for review along its journey to becoming law.

    December 12, 2022
    NCI Releases Annual Plan and Budget Proposal for 2024
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    NCI Releases Annual Plan and Budget Proposal for 2024

    Along with outlining monetary spending for the upcoming years, the National Cancer Institute’s 2024 annual plan and budget proposal highlights areas of opportunity to advance cancer research, Douglas R. Lowy, MD, who was NCI acting director at the time, said in a September 2022 NCI’s director message.

    December 01, 2022
    HRSA-Funded Health Centers and NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Partner to Improve Equity in Cancer Screening
    Cancer screening

    HRSA-Funded Health Centers and NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Partner to Improve Equity in Cancer Screening

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded more than $5 million in September 2022 to 11 HRSA-funded community health centers to help underserved populations access cancer screenings and early detection services in partnership with National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers.

    November 30, 2022
    Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Premiums in 2023
    Patient financial advocacy

    Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Premiums in 2023

    Under the Inflation Reduction Act, patients will pay lower premiums for the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans during the 2023 coverage year, the Biden-Harris administration announced in September 2022. People with Medicare prescription drug coverage will also receive better and more affordable benefits, including a $35 cost-sharing limit on covered insulin product and coverage for adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

    November 29, 2022
    Arati Prabhakar Becomes First Woman and Person of Color as U.S. Presidential Advisor for Science and Technology
    Health Policy

    Arati Prabhakar Becomes First Woman and Person of Color as U.S. Presidential Advisor for Science and Technology

    The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and chief advisor to the president for science and technology in September 2022, making her the first woman and person of color confirmed to lead OSTP.

    November 28, 2022
    Monica Bertagnolli Delivers First NCI Director’s Report, Outlines Principles to Evolve Cancer Research
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Monica Bertagnolli Delivers First NCI Director’s Report, Outlines Principles to Evolve Cancer Research

    In her first report as National Cancer Institute director, Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, laid out her eight core principles to guide the agency’s work in reformulating clinical trials and strengthening cancer research during the Clinical Trials Advisory Committee meeting in November 2022.

    November 17, 2022
    Policy Investments in Biomarkers Are Changing Cancer Outcomes
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Policy Investments in Biomarkers Are Changing Cancer Outcomes

    Since the late 1990s, U.S. Congress has made a concerted effort to increase federal funding for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) biomedical research and clinical trials. Through rare but always bipartisan largess, legislative appropriators have seen the benefits of investing in the science for precision medicine; supporting genetic-grounded, patient-centered care; and changing the quality and longevity of life for millions of people, including those with cancer diagnoses.

    November 17, 2022
    FDA and DOJ File Permanent Injunctions Against Six E-Cigarette Manufacturers
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA and DOJ File Permanent Injunctions Against Six E-Cigarette Manufacturers

    The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, filed complaints for permanent injunctions against six e-cigarette manufacturers in October 2022. It was the first time FDA initiated injunction proceedings to enforce review requirements for new tobacco products.

    November 16, 2022
    Biden-Harris Administration Make Largest Investment Ever in Navigators for 2023 Open Enrollment Period
    Patient financial advocacy

    Biden-Harris Administration Make Largest Investment Ever in Navigators for 2023 Open Enrollment Period

    Making history as the single largest Navigator organization funding award provided to date, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, invested $98.9 million in grant funding to 59 Navigator organizations in August 2022 to help consumers navigate enrollment and make health coverage more accessible.

    November 15, 2022
    FDA Removes Racist Root From Tobacco Database Terminology
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    FDA Removes Racist Root From Tobacco Database Terminology

    To better reflect product descriptions and enforce commitment to diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products updated its term “grandfathered tobacco product” to “pre-existing tobacco product” in August 2022.

    November 14, 2022
    NCI Awards $23 Million to Establish Centers to Study Telehealth for Cancer Care
    Access to Cancer Care

    NCI Awards $23 Million to Establish Centers to Study Telehealth for Cancer Care

    Four academic institutions will create centers of excellence dedicated to telehealth in cancer care to help healthcare providers increase its use in oncology practice, thanks to $23 million in National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding. The awards are part of NCI’s Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence initiative, which is supported by President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative.

    November 03, 2022
    Anthony Fauci, MD, Talks About His Legacy as He Steps Down as NIAID Director
    Research

    Anthony Fauci, MD, Talks About His Legacy as He Steps Down as NIAID Director

    Anthony Fauci, MD, reflected on his career in government and gave insight into what he’s doing next in a statement released in August 2022 addressing his departure from his positions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden. Fauci served as NIAID director for 38 years and held a career spanning more than 50 years in government service.

    November 02, 2022
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