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Congress Shouldn’t Pass the 21st Century Cures Act in a Summer Rush

Health Affairs, July 11, 2016. The full Senate may in the next few days consider companion legislation to the 21st Century Cures Act that passed the House last year. The legislation—currently 19 separate bills—makes substantial changes to the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves drugs and devices. The legislation, while containing some useful measures, is flawed. Instead of hastily agreeing to it, Congress should postpone consideration until 2017 and attach the best of the 19 bills (see below) to must-pass legislation on FDA funding through industry user fees.

Sexual Desire: Risky Drugs With Minimal Benefit Being Used to Treat Dubious Conditions

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2016. Drug companies have made billions of dollars treating erectile dysfunction in men. Seeing the potential for billions more, they have turned to a condition some doctors don’t see as a medical disorder at all: lack of interest in sex.

Bullying Harms Victims and Perpetrators of All Ages

Health Progress, July/August 2016. Bullying used to be considered an unfortunate, inevitable rite of childhood, but researchers now tell us that bullying often occurs in conjunction with more serious aggressive and antisocial behavior. They conclude that bullying, therefore, should not be considered a normal and accepted part of growing up.

Women’s Health Bills Are Now in Committee

Legal Reader, June 28, 2016. Three important pieces of legislation, one introduced last year and two introduced this month, could change the way certain women’s health issues are handled. These women’s health bills are now in Committee.

Faster Drug Approval: Winners and Losers

HealthZette, June 28, 2016. By the time a drug is approved by the Federal Drug Administration, it’s been through extensive human clinical trials. There are so many obstacles to greenlighting any new medication or treatment, in fact, that it seems like it can take forever — with countless lives lost in the meantime.