In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Congress Members Move to Improve Diversity of Participants in All NIH-Funded Trials
Congress weighs legislation to increase the diversity of participants in all National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trials.
MakeMyTestCount.org: NIH Establishes Website For Self-Reporting COVID-19 Test Results
MakeMyTestCount.org allows users to anonymously report the results of any brand of at-home COVID-19 test at any time.
Extended Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Care in Year-End Funding Bill: Rep. Robin Kelly Leads the Call
Congresswoman Robin Kelly led in issuing the statement below calling for increased investments in accessible postpartum maternal health care.
Park Forest Student Spends Summer Using Ultrafast Lasers to Study Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Julianna Cox, a senior at Mississippi Valley State University and graduate of Crete-Monee High School can handle some of the fastest lasers in the world.
Rep. Kelly’s Bipartisan Reese’s Law Passes the Senate, Heads to President Biden’s Desk for Signing
Reese’s Law, bipartisan legislation co-led by Reps. Robin Kelly to protect children from ingesting button cell batteries passed the Senate.
Kirby Rehabilitation Hosting Open House at New Matteson Headquarters
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 11:00 am, Kirby Rehabilitation will have a grand opening of their new headquarters located at 600 Holiday Plaza Drive, Suite 170, Matteson, Illinois.
Rep. Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Clinical Trial Diversity Act
Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust, introduced the bipartisan NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act to increase the diversity of participants in all National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trials.
Breast Cancer Walk Planned for Rich East
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sisters Working It Out, a breast cancer awareness and support organization, will hold its First Annual 5K Walk, on April 30, at the former Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest. According to Beulah Brent, CEO of Sisters Working It Out, the proceeds from the[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly, Chair of CBC Health Braintrust, Calls for Passage of Maternal Health Legislation to end Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congressmembers Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust, marked the fifth Black Maternal Health Week with a call for the advancement of legislation targeted at ending the Black maternal mortality crisis: “This Black Maternal Health Week, I have fervent hope that we advance policies and[Read More…]
