Lawmakers recognized the importance of breast cancer screening when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided millions of women across the country with access to no-cost screening mammography. However, for women at increased risk of cancer due to family history or a genetic...

The proposed federal budget will put the health and well-being of Americans at risk by eliminating or downsizing dozens of federal healthcare and social welfare programs. Of utmost concern are cuts to Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the...

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) would overturn 150 years of Supreme Court precedent and allow patents on laws of nature, products of nature, and abstract ideas. In healthcare, this would:Endanger the significant progress made in precision medicineReduce...

An estimated 30 million Americans have a rare disease. A rare disease is a condition affecting 200,000 Americans or less. PARP inhibitors, targeted therapies for ovarian and pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutations, are considered orphan drugs because the number of...

The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test is the most effective tool we have to detect prostate cancer, and, most instances of prostate cancer are initially detected with this test. By testing the PSA levels, we are able to detect possible signs of prostate cancer. The...